Composers

Joby Talbot

Born: 1971
Sneaker Wave (2004)
Publisher
Chester Music Ltd
Category
Orchestra
Sub Category
Large Orchestra
Year Composed
2004
Duration
15 Minutes
Orchestration
3(2+3=pic).2+ca.2+bcl.3(3=cbn)/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf.cel.[org]/str
Programme Note
Joby Talbot Sneaker Wave (2004)
A ‘Sneaker Wave’ is a phenomenon on the west coast of the US. It is a very large, unexpected type of wave, which gathers its force by taking on the energy of other smaller waves that it travels through. These waves can strike on calm or stormy days, sneaking up the beach and even onto dry land.

Talbot’s work is by association a ‘wave of sound’, formed of a single movement gathering its own energy, ideas and intricacies as it becomes its own Sneaker Wave.

© Chester Music 2004


Preview the score:

Performances
Date
Title
Reviews
Sneaker Wave proved remarkably effective, building from sub-Glass/early Adams arpeggios to a thunderous, organ-enhanced climax, as Talbot's musical waves crashed on to the unlikely beach of the Proms arena.
Anthony Holden, The Observer,9/5/2004
The orchestration is delicate and effective … the climax - the arrival of the sneaker wave itself, punched home by the entry of the Albert Hall organ - is suitably cataclysmic.
Andrew Clements, The Guardian,9/4/2004



Please sign up for our free newsletter.-
Orchestral
Opera
Choral
Chamber
Media
Dance