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Choral symphony ; Symphony no. 4.2 ; Piano concerto / Carl Vine.

Library shelf no. CD 655 [Available for loan]

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Symphony 4.2 / Carl Vine.

Format	Title	Version	AMC Library	Price
CD	Choral symphony ; Symphony no. 4.2 ; Piano concerto / Carl Vine. 1 CD (72 min.) Published by ABC Classics — 2000 [4566982] Library shelf no. CD 655	Available for loan	$POA
CD	2000 Australian composition resource kit / Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1 CD (38 min.) Published by Sydney Symphony — 2000 Library shelf no. CD 604	Available for loan	Non-Commercial
CD	Complete symphonies, 1-6 / Carl Vine. 1 CD (74 min.) Published by ABC Classics — 2005 [4767179] Library shelf no. CD 1540	Available for loan	Out of Print
CD	K-Secondary 2004 Education Program / Sydney Symphony. 1 CD (63 min.) Published by Sydney Symphony — 2004 Library shelf no. CD 1332	Not for loan	Non-Commercial
Score	Symphony 4.2 / Carl Vine. 1 score Published by Chester Music [CH71687]	Not for loan	Out of stock

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Work Overview

My fourth symphony follows a line of progression through the preceding three. The bluntness and concision of the first (MicroSymphony) precedes the larger phrases and more surprising turns of the second. The third was conceived as a single large phrase that moves slowly from "darkness" to "light" (or uncertainty to affirmation), a process that is continued in the fourth.

Like its predecessors, the fourth is cast in a single movement comprising a number of discrete sections. The sombre opening is interrupted before evolving into an evasive passage of rhythmic interplay. The climax of this section collapses suddenly to reveal two romantic melodies that again build suddenly and fall away without warning. The Presto that follows would normally be the second movement _ a rapid moto perpetuo built on one note. The presto dies away to a transparent motive on solo piano. This once again evolves then decays, leading to a quiet and reflective finale.

In the 1998 revision to the work (Symphony No. "4.2"), the proportions between these sections has been altered dramatically, and a new presto section precedes the final chorale.

Work Details

Year: 1998

Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2.-4.2.2.1-timp, 3perc, pf, strings

Duration: 18 min.

Difficulty: Medium

Symphony No. 4 was originally composed in 1993; in 1998 it was revised and acquired the title Symphony No. 4.2.

Analysis

Program note: Carl Vine's "Symphony No.4.2"
by Carl Rosman
Source: Published by Symphony Services

Book: 2000 Australian composition resource kit / Education Program, Sydney Symphony Orchestra.