During his journey through Latin America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Alexander von Humboldt not only shaped a holistic worldview of the world, one in which nature and humanity are inextricably interwoven, but he also underwent a personal transformation that turned him into an empathetic and compassionate author.
Composed: 2025
Length: c. 25 minutes
Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (2nd=bass clarinet, 3rd=E-flat clarinet), bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (crotales, xylophone, triangle, guiro, vibraslap, Chinese opera gong, splash cymbal, suspended cymbal, crash cymbal, congas, tom-toms, bass drum, glockenspiel, bell tree, mark tree, cowbells, egg shakers, caxixi or Venezuelan maracas, cabasa, tambourine, slapstick, ratchet, ocean drum, floor tom, vibraphone, marimba, cymbal stack, bamboo rod, glockenspiel, snare drum), harp, piano, saxophone, recorded track, and strings