Work
Symphony no. 2 (soprano with full orchestra)
by Ross Edwards (1997)
Also known as: Earth spirit songs
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Score
Symphony no. 2 : earth spirit songs : piano reduction / Ross Edwards
Library shelf no. 783.6654/EDW 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 1997
Instrumentation: Soprano, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contra-bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, piano, timpani, percussion (3 players), strings.
Duration: 25 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
Contents note: I. Invocation and dance of the Holy Spirit -- II. The lost man (text by Judith Wright) -- III. Dance-song to the Earth Mother (text by Hildegard von Bingen).
Dedication note: For Renata
Written for: Yvonne Kenny, Sydney Symphony
Commission note: Commissioned by Andrew Kaldor.. Commissioned by Andrew Kaldor as a special gift for Renata
First performance: by David Zinman, Yvonne Kenny, Sydney Symphony — 21 Aug 98. Sydney Opera House
Sources for text: Plainsong, Judith Wright and Hildegard von Bingen.
Manuscript at Mitchell Library, Sydney.
Analysis
Program note: Ross Edwards' "Symphony no.2"
by Ross Edwards
Source: the score of this work
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Symphonies
Performances of this work
5 Jul 2018: at SSO: Rachmaninoff, Edwards (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Julian Kuerti, Celeste Lazarenko, Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
4 Jul 2018: at SSO: Rachmaninoff, Edwards (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Celeste Lazarenko, Julian Kuerti.
21 Aug 98: Sydney Opera House. Featuring David Zinman, Sydney Symphony, Yvonne Kenny.
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