Orchestra (Soprano)
SKU: PE.EP72932
For Soprano and
Chamber Orchestra.
Composed by Sally
Beamish. Chamber
Orchestra. Peters
Contemporary Library.
Contemporary. Score. 56
pages. Edition Peters
#98-EP72932. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP72932).
ISBN
9790577017945.
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lodden by Sally Beamish
is a 28-minute work for
soprano and chamber
orchestra with texts by
R.S. Craig, Jean Elliot
and J.B. Selkirk, with
two interludes in
between. It was written
in 2013 for the 500th
anniversary of the
tragedy at Flodden Field,
a battle which led to
casualties and losses of
historic proportions.
Sally Beamish decided to
set the texts and to
write for soprano to
express the grief of
those left behind --
particularly the women
and children. The
orchestration throughout
the work is spare and
angular; characterized by
stark exposed solo lines,
nervy ornamentation, and
blurred string
textures.
Flodden
was commissioned by the
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra, supported with
funds from the PRS for
Music Foundation, RVW
Trust, Cruden Foundation
and Hope Scott Trust. It
was first performed in
September 2013 at
Hamilton Town House by
the Scottish Chamber
Orchestra, conducted by
Joseph Swensen, with
soprano soloist Shuna
Scott Sendall, and was
shortlisted for both a
Royal Philharmonic
Society and a British
Composer Award.
The
full score (EP 72932) is
available for sale as
part of the Peters
Contemporary Library. The
performance material can
be hired.
This
product is Printed on
Demand and may take
several weeks to fulfill.
Please order from your
favorite
retailer.
Scott, Pete
