Score
Looking back : for violin, viola, cello and double bass / Peter Sculthorpe.
Library shelf no. 785.714/SCU 18 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Looking Back is lovingly dedicated to Malcolm
Williamson, upon his seventieth birthday.
I first met Malcolm in my parents' house, over fifty years ago.
At the time, Malcolm was pianist for the Borovansky Ballet on its
Australia-wide tour. Following a performance in Launceston,
Tasmania, my parents and I gave a party for the company. Many
years later, I introduced my mother to Malcolm's mother and the
two became friends. My friendship with Malcolm, then, seems
almost familial, quite apart from the fact that we are now, with
others of our age, at the head of the family of Australian
composers. Our friendship has been constant, one that is always
full of good humour. My only regret is that, living half a world
away, the time that we spend together is too rare.
Work Details
Year: 2001
Instrumentation: Violin, viola, cello, double bass.
Duration: 2 min.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Malcolm Williamson
First performance: 21 Nov 01. Malcolm Williamson’s 70th birthday concert, Wigmore Hall, London
Performances of this work
10 Mar 2019: at New Ancient Songs (UKARIA Cultural Centre).
21 Nov 01: Malcolm Williamson’s 70th birthday concert, Wigmore Hall, London
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