Work
Hollow Kings : Four pieces after William Shakespeare for optional narrator, electric guitar and orchestra
by James Ledger (2016)
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Hollow Kings : Four pieces after William Shakespeare, for optional narrator, electric guitar and orchestra / James Ledger.
Library shelf no. 784.2/LED 5 [Available for loan]
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: Narrator (optional), 3 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets (Bb, A, Bb doubling bass clarinet in Bb), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets (C, C, Bb), 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion (3 players), electric guitar, strings.
Duration: 23 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Macbeth -- 2. Henry VIII -- 3. Richard III -- 4. King Lear.
Commission note: Commissioned by Symphony Services International.
First performance: by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis at MSO: Berlioz, Brahms, Ledger (Costa Hall) on 24 Jun 2016
Performances of this work
9 Sep 2016: at ASO: Ledger's Hollow Kings (Adelaide Town Hall). Featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Carter.
27 Jun 2016: at MSO: Berlioz, Brahms, Ledger (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis.
25 Jun 2016: at MSO: Berlioz, Brahms, Ledger (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis.
24 Jun 2016: at MSO: Berlioz, Brahms, Ledger (Costa Hall). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis.
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