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2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
timpani, triangle, gongs, snare drum, tom-toms, wood blocks, bass drum, strings
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| Extra Information
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Energy is a relatively short orchestral piece that is divided in three main sections. The first presents three musical ideas that overlap and recur in a rather meandering way. Think about it as a coil that winds up, to lead to the second section. The second section gives the name to the piece: it never lets up, and even when the tempo slows down, percussion keeps the tension going until the section ends in a final, occasionally ominous, crescendo. Then, in the third section, the ideas from the first section return, fragmented, and wind down the piece. A lot of energy, coming to rest.
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