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Work Overview
Guitars Softly Playing is a new work commissioned by the Classical Guitar Society of Western Australia (CGSWA) to commemorate their 60th anniversary. The work was composed especially for the Guitar Society Orchestra. The work is dedicated to Lorna Prendiville; she established the society, and it is because of her initial interest in the classical guitar that the CGSWA has been promoting the beauty of our beloved instrument to guitar enthusiasts ever since.
Work Details
Year: 2020
Instrumentation: Guitar ensemble (guitar 1, guitar 2, guitar 3, and guitar 4/bass) or guitar quartet.
Duration: 15 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: I. Crusader : study of a Spanish gentleman (for Sadie) -- II. Faceless portrait : portrait of a broken dream (for Susan) -- III. The Relationships between light : landscape showing a streak of light on the distant sea under a sulllen sky (to Lorna...).
Dedication note: Dedicated to Lorna Prendiville
Commission note: Commissioned by the Classical Guitar Society of Western Australia
First performance: at Guitar Society of WA 60th Anniversary Gala Concert (Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA) on 31 Jul 2021
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Spanish, contemporary, abstract
Performances of this work
31 Jul 2021: at Guitar Society of WA 60th Anniversary Gala Concert (Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA).
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