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Official edition of "float, sting" by George Lewis, published by Edition Peters (EP68747), scored for 交响乐队. Edition includes 7 parts, 100 pages.
- Composer
- George Lewis
- Publisher
- Edition Peters
- Catalog No.
- EP68747
- Instrumentation
- 交响乐队
- Specifications
- 7 parts · 100 pages (Score & Parts)
- Purchase Orders
- cdiyao@gmail.com (Email to Purchase)
Parts & Score Materials
| Part Name | Instrument | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| （全）总谱, 低音提琴, Drum Kit | FullScore, DoubleBass, DrumKit | 36 pages |
| Clarinet in Bb, 低音单簧管 | Clarinet, ClarinetBass | 8 pages |
| Drum Kit, 打击乐, 低音提琴, Drum Kit | DrumKit, Percussion, DoubleBass | 8 pages |
| 钢琴 | Piano | 12 pages |
| Electric Guitar, 低音提琴, Drum Kit | ElectricGuitar, DoubleBass, DrumKit | 12 pages |
| 大提琴 | Cello | 12 pages |
| 低音提琴 | DoubleBass | 12 pages |
Work & Edition Details
In his prefatory remarks at its premiere at the Bang on a Can All-Stars' 2018 People's Commissioning Fund concert, George Lewis described his sextet float, sting as "nine minutes of noisy stuff." The title invokes Muhammad Ali's celebrated epigram, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee / His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see", and the playful violence of the exotic sonorities called for in the score allows the heterogeneous lineup of instruments (clarinet, electric guitar, piano, cello, contrabass, drum set) to spar on equal terms.
float, sting is part of the Peters Contemporary Chamber Series.
