Kevin Sutton:
>Name two works in the standard orchestral repertoire (excluding the
>Rite of Spring) that have movements in 5/4 time.
>
>Holst: Mars from the Planets
>Tchaikovsky: Symphony number 6.
It's a pity that Sibelius' "Kullervo" is not thought to be in the standard
orchestral repertoire. It has one of the most remorseless sustained
5/4 sections - surely one of the longest in existence?.
Alan Moss