Theme and Variations: The Search
by Anthony Ritchie, for orchestra, Opus 85
A dark and vivid work exploring the theme of searching. It provides plenty of instrumental solos but is never too demanding, technically.
- YEAR: 1998
- DURATION: 15'00
- COMMISSIONED BY: Dunedin Sinfonia
- INSTRUMENTATION: for orchestra: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones, tuba timpani (3) 2 percussionists playing glockenspiel, xylophone, triangle, tam tam, bass drum, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal celesta strings
- LEVEL: 3 | Professional and semi-professional musicians
Programme Note
- Theme - adagio
- Variation 1 - same tempo - "Travelling alone"
- Variation 2 - Poco piu mosso - "The restless spirit"
- Variation 3 - Same tempo - "Doubts"
- Variation 4 - Andante marcato - "Determination"
- Variation 5 - Same tempo - "Striving"
- Variation 6 - Adagio - "Earnscleugh"
- Variation 7 - Allegro molto - "Fierce optimism"
- Variation 8 - Same tempo - "The Block"
- Coda - Largamento - "The Search continues"