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Echoes of Time and the River

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Orchestral suite by George Crumb

Echoes of Time and the River
Orchestral suite byGeorge Crumb
Occasion	75th anniversary of theUniversity of Chicago
Performed	May 26, 1967 (1967-05-26): Mandel Hall, Chicago
Movements	4
Pulitzer Prize for Music 1968

Echoes of Time and the River (Echoes II) is anorchestral suite by the American composerGeorge Crumb. It was commissioned by theUniversity of Chicago to commemorate the university's 75th anniversary. The piece was first performed by theChicago Symphony Orchestra conducted byIrwin Hoffman at the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall on May 26, 1967. The piece was awarded the 1968Pulitzer Prize for Music.^[1]

Structure

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Echoes of Time and the River has a duration of approximately 18 minutes and is cast in fourmovements:^[2]

Frozen Time
Remembrance of Time
Collapse of Time
Last Echoes of Time

Instrumentation

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The work is scored for a large orchestra consisting of threeflutes (doublingpiccolo), threeclarinets (doublingE-flat clarinet), threehorns, threetrumpets, threetrombones,timpani, six percussionists, twopianos (doublingcelesta),mandolin,harp, andstrings.^[2]

References

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^Fischer, Heinz Dietrich, ed. (2010).The Pulitzer Prize Winners for Music: Composer Biographies, Premiere Programs and Jury Reports.Peter Lang. pp. 115–117.ISBN 978-3631596081.
^^a ^bCrumb, George (1967)."Echoes of Time and the River (Echoes II)".G. Schirmer Inc. RetrievedJuly 29, 2017.

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