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A bell tree, also known as tree bells [1] or Chinese bell tree [2] (often confused with the mark tree), is a percussion instrument, consisting of vertically nested inverted metal bowls. The bowls, placed on a vertical rod, are arranged roughly in order of pitch. The number of bowls can vary between approximately 14 and 28.
This is a list of compositions by Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000), ordered by opus number. [1] [2] Composition dates shown in Roman font are as given at Hovhaness.com, [3] while conflicting dates from Kunze [4] or New Grove [5] are shown in italics.
The Violin Concerto No. 2 for violin and chamber orchestra is the second violin concerto by the Scottish composer James MacMillan. The work was composed in 2021 on a joint commission from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra , the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , the Swedish Chamber Orchestra , and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute .
The double violin is capable of replicating a full orchestra's effect with the lower neck covering the double bass and cello range, and the upper neck generating treble sounds; the violin and viola. In addition to providing a wide range of five and a half octaves, playing on one neck produces a sympathetic resonance effect on the other. The ...
Bar chimes by Meinl. A mark tree (also known as a nail tree, chime tree, or bar chimes) is a percussion instrument used primarily for musical color. [1] It consists of many small chimes—typically cylinders of solid aluminum or brass tubing about 3/8" in diameter—of varying lengths, hung from a bar.
The Five Pieces (in French: Cinq Morceaux), [2] Op. 75, is a collection of compositions for piano written in 1914 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.The Five Pieces, however, is more commonly referred to by its informal nickname The Trees due to the fact that the descriptive titles of the five pieces share a thematic link.
The Violin Concerto No. 2 is a composition for violin solo and orchestra by the Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg. The work was jointly commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra , the Berlin Philharmonic , Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra , Radio France , and New York Philharmonic .
The score calls for solo violin and an orchestra comprising three flutes (3rd doubling alto flute and piccolo), three oboes (3rd doubling English horn), three clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet), three bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba, chimes, large and small triangles ...