compositions
Days And Nights In Rocinha
1997

Info

20′

Dance for Orchestra for Dennis Russell Davies.
Music by Philip Glass.
Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers.

Commission

Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien.

Instrumentation

ic.2.2.3 bcl (cbcl). 2/4.3.2.btrb.0.perc (SD, TD, BD, tgl, marimba, wdbl, tamb, cyms, xyl, cast, t-tam) / hp. pf/ str, 2vn, vla, 3 tpt, 3 (?)hn in F, bn, vc, db, cl in Bflat, fl, ob.

Premiere

February 8, 1998, Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.

Notes

Rocinha is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro famous for its lively cultural life and especially its “samba school” (Whose appearance is the highpoint of the “Carnival” every year). I often visited Rocinha during the weeks before “Carnival” and have always been moved and delighted by its unique environment. Days and Nights in Rocinha is my musical impression and tribute to this place.
— Philip Glass

Scores

Days and Nights in Rocinha at Wise Music Classical

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