Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)
Sea Elegy (1998)
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, choir and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1998
- Duration: 16 mn
- Publisher: Chester Music
- Opus: 194
- Commission: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, pour son 25e anniversaire
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Libretto (details, author):
Texte : The Sea: Four Elegies de George Mackay Brown.
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Composition date:
1998
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone
- 2 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
3 December 1998
Location:Royaume-Uni, Edimbourg, Queen's Hall
Performers:Lisa Tyrrell, soprano, Margaret McDonald, mezzo-soprano, Neil Mackie tenor, David Wilson-Johnson, baryton, Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.