Domes

Composer

Kamran Ince

General Information

Year: 2019 (Woodwind Orchestra Version)

Duration: 13 minutes

Publisher: Schott Music Corporation

Instrumentation

Piccolo

Flute I-III

Oboe I-II

Cor Anglais

Eb Clarinet

Bb Clarinet I-II

Bb Bass Clarinet

Bb Contrabass Clarinet

Eb Alto Saxophone I-II

Bb Tenor Saxophone

Eb Baritone Saxophone

Bassoon I-II

Contrabassoon

Programme notes

Commissioned by the California Symphony Orchestra in 1993, Domes was written by Kamran as a cityscape memory, depicting a rooftop view of Rome where he lived for one year. The view of the skyline in the Eternal City is contrasted with the city of Constantine, with its equally impressive Byzantine structures. The vivid musical description captures not just the sounds of these buildings, but also the silence, which adds much drama and atmosphere. Domes explores contrasts between music and silence, consonance and dissonance, with ever-descending, searching musical lines.

Performances

(World Premiere) Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble (Shea Lolin, conductor) at St John's, Waterloo, London on 23 November 2019.

Recordings

Domes is feautred on an album recorded with the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble,  released on 12 January 2024. Full details are avaialble at: shealolin.co.uk/chromosphere

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