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Joby Talbot : Sneaker Wave

Publisher Chester Music Ltd
Category
 Orchestra
Sub-Category Large Orchestra
Year Composed
 2004
Duration 15 Minutes
Orchestration
 3(2+3=pic).2+ca.2+bcl.3(3=cbn)/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf.cel.[org]/str
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Programme Note

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A ‘Sneaker Wave’ is a phenomenon on the west coast of the US. It is a very large, unexpected type of wave, which gathers its force by taking on the energy of other smaller waves that it travels through. These waves can strike on calm or stormy days, sneaking up the beach and even onto dry land.

Talbot’s work is by association a ‘wave of sound’, formed of a single movement gathering its own energy, ideas and intricacies as it becomes its own Sneaker Wave.

© Chester Music 2004

Reviews

  • Sneaker Wave proved remarkably effective, building from sub-Glass/early Adams arpeggios to a thunderous, organ-enhanced climax, as Talbot's musical waves crashed on to the unlikely beach of the Proms arena.
    Anthony Holden, The Observer, 05/09/2004
  • The orchestration is delicate and effective … the climax - the arrival of the sneaker wave itself, punched home by the entry of the Albert Hall organ - is suitably cataclysmic.
    Andrew Clements, The Guardian, 04/09/2004

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