Facsimile Perfomance Set
• PEF167
• 110 pages

Contents

1 Whimsical Sketches of Fanciful Birds, Book IV by Vincent Ho

For the fourth book of works in his Whimsical Sketches of Fanciful Birds series, Ho was inspired by the collective nouns for five different species of bird. From the cacophony of sound that is an ostentation of peacocks the sounds of a murder of crows.

About the composer

Vincent Ho

Vincent Ho is a Canadian who is widely recognised as one of the most exciting composers of his generation. He has made waves in the music world of North America despite being fairly early in his compositional career, receiving numerous prizes, accolades, and prominent commissions in a relatively short space of time. Ho’s music is rich and energetic - a unique integration of influences ranging from the visual arts, electroacoustic and natural soundscapes, traditional classical music forms, and the physical properties of the instruments and ensembles for which he writes. His music is sensual, sonorous and richly textured, and Ho gives considerable attention to the audience’s experience of his intricate sound-worlds.