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A menagerie of angels : concerto for guitar and string orchestra / Mark Grandison.
Library shelf no. 784.72787/GRA 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
It is no unreasonable stretch to imagine a guitar, poised upright on its stand, as an angel: The iliac folds of its body opening symmetrically into wings; its fingerboard a slender craning neck; its headstock gazing heavenwards. And in the hands of a master player, its sounds are otherworldy.
When asked by Ricardo Gallen to write a guitar concerto, I was absorbed in the Angel Series by Paul Klee, aspirational creatures, often half-formed, and seemingly caught between earth and heaven. Six of these artworks gave flight to my musical imagination.
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: Guitar solo, strings (min. 4.4.4.3.2).
Duration: 26 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — for virtuoso guitar soloist
Contents note: 1. Angel in the Making (5 min.) -- 2. Angelus Descendens (5 min.) -- 3. Forgetful Angel (3 min., 30 sec.) -- 4. Angelus Militans (3 min., 30 sec.) -- 5. In the Angel's Care (5 min., 15 sec.) -- 6. Bell Angel (3 min., 15 sec.).
Written for: Ricardo Gallen
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
- Inspired by: Visual arts works
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