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Cleveland Pictures

by Oliver Knussen


Orchestration
4343-4331-timp+5-2hp-pf-cel-str
Duration
15 minutes 30 seconds
Year Composed
2008
Year Arranged
2022

Notes

Movements

  1. Portail avec Penseur (Façades and lake with Rodin)
  2. Calabazas (Veláquez)
  3. Dans le vagues (Gauguin) [a fragment]
  4. Two Clocks (Tiffany/Fabergé)
  5. St. Ambrose (Goya)
  6. The Burning of the Houses of Parliament (Turner) [a fragment]

Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute 1
C Flute
Flute 2
C Flute
Flute 3
C Flute
Piccolo
Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe
Oboe 2
Oboe
English Horn
English Horn
Clarinet 1
Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet 2
Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet 3
Clarinet in Eb and Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet 4
Bass Clarinet in Bb and Clarinet in Bb
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
Trumpet 2
Trumpet in C
Trumpet 3
Trumpet in C
Trombone 1
Trombone
Trombone 2
Trombone
Trombone 3
Trombone
Tuba
Tuba
Harp 1
Harp
Harp 2
Harp
Piano
Piano
Celesta
Celesta
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion 1
Marimba [shared with Percussion 2], Large Suspended Cymbal, Cowbell, Chinese Cymbal, Anvil, Tubular Bells 1, Small Suspended Cymbal, Castanets, and Crotale (D7)
Percussion 2
Sizzle Cymbal, Tuned Gong (C3), Medium Suspended Cymbal, Glockenspiel, Timpani (2 or 3 drums), Low Whip, Marimba [shared with Percussion 1], and Small Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 3
Claves, High Whip, Tam-Tam [shared with Percussion 4], High Wood Block, 2 Japanese wood Blocks (Low/High), 3 Temple Blocks, Small Suspended Cymbal, and Castanets
Percussion 4
Medium Suspended Cymbal, Tubular Bells 2, Tam-Tam [shared with Percussion 3], Vibraslap, Rainstick, Anvil, Small Suspended Cymbal, and Castanets
Percussion 5
Maracas, 2 Ratchets (1 muffled), Bass Drum, and 2 Triangles (Small/Medium)
Violin 1
Violin Section
Note: Composer calls for 8 desks
Violin 2
Violin Section
Note: Composer calls for 7 desks
Viola
Viola Section
Note: Composer calls for 6 desks
Cello
Cello Section
Note: Composer calls for 5 desks
Double Bass
Bass Section
Note: Composer calls for 4 desks


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