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Fourteen lines : Shakespeare on love, time and poetry / Cathy Applegate.
Library shelf no. Q 784.2/APP 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
This work takes seven of Shakespeare's sonnets as inspiration. The sonnets are to be read over the music. A sonnet is a piece of poetry which has fourteen lines and a certain rhythm, hence the title of the work.
Shakespeares Sonnets demonstrate this famous poet's complete command of language as he explores, with such profound understanding and biting wit, the human condition.
I have tried to capture the essence of each of the 7 sonnets (chosen by Tom Pauling) and remain grateful to have had the opportunity to compose this work.
Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet, 1-2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, harp, strings, narrator/actor.
Duration: 12 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Darwin Symphony Orchestra.
First performance: by Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Leif Sundstrup, Tom Pauling — 13 Sep 11. Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory
Performances of this work
12 Mar 2016: at Darwin Symphony Orchestra (Darwin Convention Centre). Featuring Darwin Symphony Orchestra.
10 May 2015: at Arafura Ensemble: Women in Chamber Music (Supreme Court, Darwin). Featuring Arafura Ensemble.
13 Sep 11: Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory. Featuring Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Leif Sundstrup, Tom Pauling.
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