Earth Dances is an orchestral work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle.
Its title is part of a geological metaphor that is also found in the piece's structure: Birtwistle has divided the orchestra into six 'strata', whose changing relationships reflect those of the earth's geological layers.
[1] It was composed in 1986 for the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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