John Adams
Tromba Lontana
Tromba Lontana (lit. "distant trumpet") is an orchestral fanfare written by the American minimalist composer John Adams in 1986. The work was commissioned by the Houston Symphony in commemoration of
Program note#
John Adams wrote of the piece
Instrumentation#
The work is scored for an orchestra comprising two flutes, two piccolos, two oboes, two clarinets, four horns, two trumpets, percussion (glockenspiel, crotales, suspended cymbal and vibraphone), piano, harp, and strings.
- Composer
- John Adams