ensemble trumpet, trombone, horn, and claves
duration 2 minutes
written summer 2006
commissioned by Tanglewood Music Center
premièred August 13, 2006, Lenox, MA
published by Andres & Sons Bakery
Five-Speed Automatic is a brief, minimal fanfare written to be played outdoors at the opening of a concert. It is a literal palindrome.
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Timothy Andres: Five-Speed Automatic
recorded live in Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, August, 2006
performers Ethan Bensdorf, trumpet; Lee Wadenpfuhl, horn; Kathryn Curran, trombone; Gard Garshol, claves