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Above the Clouds
Caneuon Taliesin
Taliesin's Songs

Duration: 10 minutes
Opus: 67
Date: 2015

ORIANA

Information

Canueon Taliesin is a three-movement trumpet sonata and is inspired by the stories about Taliesin, the great Welsh poet. Whilst the music is not programmatic, it does try to embody and express the characteristics of Taliesin, be it shape-changing, mysticism, romance, bravery or simply pure mischievousness.
Instrumentation

Version 1: Bb Trumpet; Piano

Version 2: Bb Trumpet; 1.1.1.1 | 0.0.0.0 | 1P | Hp. | stgs

Commissioned by

Philippe Schartz

First performance

2015 International Trumpet Guild Conference at Columbus, Ohio.
Philippe Schartz (trumpet); Christopher Williams (piano)
 

Score & Audio
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