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Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Flute, piccolo, oboe, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat (doubling bass clarinet in B flat), bassoon (doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (1 player), harp, strings (8.6.5.4.3), narrator.
Duration: 28 min.
Contents note: I. Emilia -- II. Beatrice -- III. Helena -- IV. Isabella -- V. Rosalind.
Commission note: Commissioned by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
First performance: by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja, Pamela Rabe at TSO: Faure Requiem & Melody Eötvös (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart) on 4 Aug 2018
Text taken from various Shakespeare plays: 'Emilia' from 'Othello', 'Beatrice' from 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'Helena' from 'All's Well That Ends Well', 'Isabella' from 'Measure for Measure' , and 'Rosalind' from 'As You Like It'.
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Orchestral | Finalist | Melody Eötvös |
Analysis
Resonate article: 2019 Art Music Awards - what the judges said by Australian Music Centre
Performances of this work
24 Apr 2021: at MSO: Eötvös - Ruler of the Hive (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Pamela Rabe, Johannes Fritzsch, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
22 Apr 2021: at MSO: Eötvös - Ruler of the Hive (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Pamela Rabe, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch.
20 Apr 2021: at Ears Wide Open - Shakespeare and Music (Iwaki Auditorium). Featuring Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch.
4 Aug 2018: at TSO: Faure Requiem & Melody Eötvös (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Pamela Rabe, Marko Letonja, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
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