Blood on the Floor

composer: Mark-Anthony Turnage

Premiere: 30 May 1996 · London · Queen Elizabeth Hall · John Scofield, Peter Erskine, Martin Robertson and Ensemble Modern · Conductor: Peter Rundel
Instrumentation: 4 jazz soloists and large ensemble
Orchestra instrumentation: Solo electric guitar - solo kit (hi-hat, ride, sn., toms, b.d., sus.cym., c.b., tamb., metal bar).solo ssax (asax, bcl)2 (2afl, scaffolding).2 (2ca).2 (2bcl, scaffolding).2ssax (2asax).2 (2cbn)-2.2.2.euph.1- 2perc (2 large b.d., 2bng, tabla, bodhran, small splash cym., large piece of wood (struck with household hammer), 2 tamb., sleigh bell (mounted), large tam-tam, 4 low gng (untuned & different sizes, 1 also bowed), Japanese temple bells, c.b. (tuned), log dr., mar., vib., glock., crots. (sometimes bowed), tub.bells, bell plates (tuned), marac., claves, large lion's roar, djembe, large saucepan)-hp.pno (cel).[egtr].ebgtr (fretless bass & acou. db) - str (2.2.2.2.1)
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 70' 0''
Year of composition: 1994-1995
Edition: study score
ISMN: 979-0-2201-2678-9
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