Score
Letters to Clara : suite for chamber septet / Natalie Williams.
Library shelf no. 785.2417/WIL 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Letters to Clara is a suite for chamber ensemble, commissioned by The Australia Ensemble for performance in their 2018 concert season at the University of New South Wales. The piece was commissioned as an homage to Clara Schumann, in celebration of her life and influence as a prominent woman composer and performer. The suite comprises four movements, each a reflection on Clara's life: as performer, composer, wife, and mother. The piece uses quotations from works by Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Flute, clarinet, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 13 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Piano Queen, the love of music -- 2. Whispered Breath, the love of Robert -- 3. Frei aber Einsam, the love of Brahms -- 4. Regenlied, death and eternity.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Professor Claude Baker
Commission note: Commissioned by Australia Ensemble.
First performance: by Australia Ensemble at Australia Ensemble: Robert and Clara (Sir John Clancy Auditorium) on 12 May 2018
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Neo-classicism
Performances of this work
12 May 2018: at Australia Ensemble: Robert and Clara (Sir John Clancy Auditorium). Featuring Australia Ensemble.
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