Non-Commercial
This item not commercially avaialable from the Australian Music Centre. We regret that it cannot offer it for sale.
Score
The lost art of letter writing : for violin and orchestra / Brett Dean
Library shelf no. Q 784.272/DEA 1 [Available for loan]
Work Details
Year: 2006
Instrumentation: 3 flutes (2nd doubling alto flute, 1st & 3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets in B flat (2nd doubling bass clarinet), bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, trombone, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (4 players), celeste, upright piano, grand piano, harp, solo violin, strings.
Duration: 38 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
Contents note: I. Hamburg, 1854 -- II. The Hague, 1882 -- III. Vienna, 1886 -- IV. Jerilderie, 1879.
Commission note: Co-commissioned by KölnMusik GmgH and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, for Frank Peter Zimmermann, in admiration.
First performance: by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Brett Dean — 8 Mar 07.
Analysis
Article: Interrogating the Orchestra
Craig Smith — © Santa Fe New Mexican
Source: The Santa Fe New Mexican, 14 August 2009
Article: New string to his bow
Michael Shmith — © 2008 Copyright John Fairfax Holdings Limited
Source: The Age, 6 December 2008
Program note: Brett Dean's "The lost art of letter writing"
by Brett Dean
Resonate article: Australian premiere for Dean's award-winning concerto by Australian Music Centre
Resonate article: ANAM: Ligeti, Haydn, Dean by Anthony Lyons
Performances of this work
21 Nov 2009: at The Lost Art of Letter Writing (Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)). Featuring Kristian Winther, ANAM Orchestra of the Academy, Brett Dean.
8 Mar 07: featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Brett Dean.
User reviews
Be the first to share your thoughts, opinions and insights about this work.
To post a comment please login.