Philip Glass: Music: Days and Nights in Rocinha

Days and Nights in Rocinha

Dance for Orchestra for Dennis Russell Davies (1997) 20'

Music by Philip Glass

CAST:
ic.2.2.3 bcl (cbcl). 2/4.3.2.btrb.0.perc (SD, TD, BD, tgl, marimba, wdbl, tamb, cyms, xyl, cast, t-tam) / hp. pf/ str, 2vn, vla, 3 tpt, 3 (?)hn in F, bn, vc, db, cl in Bflat, fl, ob.

COMMISSION:
Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien

PREMIERE:
February 8, 1998, Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.

NOTES:
Rocinha is a neighborhood in Rio de janeriro famous for its lively cultural life and especially its "samba school" (Whose appearance is the highpoint of the "Carnival" every year). I often visited Rocinha during the weeks before "Carnival" and have always been moved and delighted by its unique environment. Days and Nights in Rocinha is my musical impression and tribute to this place.

— Philip Glass

PUBLISHER:
Dunvagen Music Publishers

SEE ALSO

Days and Nights in Rocinha