Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.14028679
Composed by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Music Sales America. Score. Composed 2006. 116 pages. Chester Music #CH69663. Published by Chester Music (HL.14028679). ISBN 9781847725684. 9.75x13.5x0.395 inches.
In the words of the composer Insomnia was written between March and November 2002. Technically speaking, it is a set of variations based on a harmonic model separated by a Ritornello-like section, which is essentially a pedal point on the note e. The sound of Insomnia is darker and deeper than that of some of my other orchestral works. I decided to add a quartet of Wagner Tubas to the brass section for the very particular sonority only these rare and weird instruments can produce..
