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El Dorado

by John Adams


Orchestration
3333-4331-timp+4-hp-str
Duration
31 minutes
Year Composed
1991

Notes

Sections:

Part 1: Machine in the Garden
Part 2: Soledades


Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute 1
C Flute
Flute 2
C Flute and Piccolo
Flute 3
C Flute and Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe
Oboe 2
Oboe
Oboe 3
Oboe and English Horn
Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet and A Clarinet
Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet, and Eb Clarinet
Clarinet 3
Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon
Bassoon 2
Bassoon
Bassoon 3
Contrabassoon and Bassoon
Horn 1
Horn in F
Horn 2
Horn in F
Horn 3
Horn in F
Horn 4
Horn in F
Trumpet 1
Trumpet in C and Flugelhorn
Trumpet 2
Trumpet in C and Flugelhorn
Trumpet 3
Trumpet in C
Trombone 1
Trombone
Trombone 2
Trombone
Trombone 3
Trombone
Tuba
Tuba
Harp
Harp
Keyboard 1
Keyboard Sampler
Note:

Requires Yamaha/Kurzweil samplers. Patchase are provided by the Boosey & Hawkes Rental Department. There is no Kontakt software sampler version for this piece.

Keyboard 2
Keyboard Sampler
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion 1
Marimba, Claves, Xylophone, and Snare Drum
Percussion 2
Cabasa, 3 Tom-Toms, Vibraphones (with 2 Bows), Pedal Bass Drum, Pair of Bongos, Xylophone, and 3 Temple Blocks
Percussion 3
Tenor Drum, Hi Metal Pipes, Hi-Hat, Pedal Bass Drum, Low Metal Pipes, 5 Tom-Toms, Timbales, and Snare Drum
Percussion 4
Tambourine, Maracas, Guiro, Low Claves, 2 Sheets of Sandpaper, High Claves, High Wood Block, Bass Drum, and 4 Timbales
Violin 1
Violin Section
Violin 2
Violin Section
Viola
Viola Section
Cello
Cello Section
Double Bass
Bass Section


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