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'''''Earth Dances''''' is an [[orchestral work]] by British composer [[Harrison Birtwistle]]. Its title is part of a geological metaphor that is also found in the piece's structure: Birtwistle has divided the orchestra into six 'strata', whose changing relationships reflect those of the earth's geological layers.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Classical Music|year=2010|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Ltd|pages=84–85}}</ref> It was composed in 1986 for the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Listener|year=1988|volume=119|page=32|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> |
'''''Earth Dances''''' is an [[orchestral work]] by British composer [[Harrison Birtwistle]]. Its title is part of a geological metaphor that is also found in the piece's structure: Birtwistle has divided the orchestra into six 'strata', whose changing relationships reflect those of the earth's geological layers.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Classical Music|year=2010|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Ltd|pages=84–85}}</ref> It was composed in 1986 for the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Listener|year=1988|volume=119|page=32|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> |
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Earth Dances is an orchestral work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle. Its title is part of a geological metaphor that is also found in the piece's structure: Birtwistle has divided the orchestra into six 'strata', whose changing relationships reflect those of the earth's geological layers.[1] It was composed in 1986 for the BBC Symphony Orchestra.[2]
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[edit]- ^ The Rough Guide to Classical Music. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. 2010. pp. 84–85.
- ^ The Listener. 119. British Broadcasting Corporation: 32. 1988.
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