Jonathan Harvey (1939-2012)
Bird Concerto with Pianosong (2001)
for solo piano, chamber orchestra and live electronics
electronic work
- General information
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Composition date:
2001
- Duration: 30 mn
- Publisher: Faber Music
- Commission: Sinfonia 21 et GRAME : Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain (Lyon)
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Composition date:
2001
- Type
- Concertant music [Piano and chamber orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [sampler keyboard SY77] )
- piccolo, oboe, 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, harp, accordion, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
11 July 2001
Location:Royaume-Uni, festival de Cheltenham
Performers:Joanna MacGregor, Sinfonia 21, direction : Martyn Brabbins.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: temps réel (5 (or 10) speakers with their amplifiers/Macintosh computer(s)/2 joy sticks/game sprockets 1.7.5for Macintosh/yamaha SY77 synth/emulator E64 sampler/SIP driver for MAC100 iomega disks/sophisticated computerised mixer/audio and MIDI cables. Software needed)