Violin (Violin) SKU: HL.14021026 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Mu...(+)
Violin (Violin)
SKU:
HL.14021026
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Exam Material.
Songbook . Composed 2000.
4 pages. Chester Music
#CH61785. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14021026).
8.25x11.5x0.017
inches.
This
unaffected but effective
piece is a homage to the
late Marjorie Linklater,
a much-loved friend from
Orkney, and a charming
set-piece for violinists
of moderate ability. The
slow introductory adagio
serves the function of a
fond elegy, proving the
simple effect of moving
between D minor and D
major. It serves the
songful quality of the
violin, as does the
wistful central episode
of the main sequence; but
an exuberant love of the
dance is the essence of
the allegro, with the
high, bright sonority of
the instrument very much
to the fore. It was first
performed by Julia
Robinson Dean at the St
Magnus Festival, Orkney,
on 21st June 1998.
Arranged for solo violin.
Duration c. 4
minutes.
By Judith Bingham. For SATB choir (divisi), Organ. Modern, Choral. Sheet Music. ...(+)
By Judith Bingham. For
SATB choir (divisi),
Organ. Modern, Choral.
Sheet Music. Composed
1998; First Performance:
November 28, 1998.
Published by Edition
Peters
Choral (SATB) SKU: HL.14032776 Composed by John Tavener. Music Sales Amer...(+)
Choral (SATB)
SKU:
HL.14032776
Composed
by John Tavener. Music
Sales America. A
Cappella, Classical,
General Worship, Sacred.
Choral Score. Composed
1999. 24 pages. Chester
Music #CH61406. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14032776).
7.0x10.0x0.093
inches.
In this
piece for unaccompanied
SATB choir, fervent,
dance-like music appears
side by side with fear
and awe, producing a
dramatic contrast. The
work was commissioned
jointly by the Dean and
Chapter of Winchester
Cathedral and by Mrs Ruth
Daniel on behalf of St.
John's College,
Cambridge, for
performances during
Advent 1997. There were
simultaneous first
performances on 29th
November 1997, given by
the Choir of Winchester
Cathedral conducted by
David Hill, and the choir
of St. John's College
conducted by Christopher
Robinson in
Cambridge.