de sol y grana: for solo violin and 14 players
Research output: Non-textual form › Composition
Links
- http://scorelibrary.fabermusic.com/de-sol-y-grana-23551.aspx
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/14/lco-brunt-review?newsfeed=true
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalconcertreviews/8954495/London-Contemporary-Orchestra-Spitalfields-Music-Winter-Festival-review.html
- http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/classical/article3256927.ece
- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3c436cfa-257f-11e1-9c76-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1iKv2hZ00
- http://www.bachtrack.com/review-london-contemporary-orchestra-spitalfields-festival-vivier-suckling-grisey
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Department/unit(s)
Publication details
| Date | Published - 2011 |
|---|---|
| Media of output | Score |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Faber Music Ltd. |
| Size | c. 15 minutes |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
The title is a line from a poem by Antonio Machado, and roughly translates as “of sun(light) and scarlet”. In this poem he likens his songs to bubbles, and describes his delight at watching them set off, float in the air, glimmer (with sunlight and scarlet), and then burst. The nine short sections of this violin concerto are little bubbles of music in which the violin and ensemble come into a particular relationship and hover there for a few moments before disintegrating into something new. Each ‘bubble’ behaves quite differently: some hang in the air relatively serenely while others are considerably more volatile and unpredictable.
Bibliographical note
Commissioned by London Music Masters
First performed by Agata Szymczewska and the London Contemporary Orchestra conducted by Hugh Brunt at the Spitalfields Winter Festival on 12th December 2011 in Shoreditch Church.
Second performance by Agata Szmczewska and Southbank Sinfonia conducted by Jonathan Berman on 24 May 2012 in St. John's Waterloo.
Instrumentation
2 Flutes (1 = piccolo; 2 = bass flute and piccolo)
Oboe
Clarinet in A (= Bass Clarinet in Bb)
Horn
Trumpet in Bb (= Trumpet in D)
Trombone
Percussion (1 player: vibraphone, marimba, cabasa, suspended cymbal (bowed))
Piano (= cabasa)
Solo Violin
2 Violas
2 Cellos
Double bass
Activities
Composition workshop with Year 3 at Ashmole School, London
Activity: Other › Public engagement and outreach (schools)
Composition workshop with Yr 3 at Jessop School, London
Activity: Other › Public engagement and outreach (schools)
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