Score
Symphony No. 4, op. 119 : for orchestra / Andrew Schultz.
Library shelf no. 784.2/SCH 11 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Andrew Schultz's Symphony No 4 is a 35 minute work in four movements and was commissioned for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra by Geoff Stearn. The World Premiere performances given by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Otto Tausk at Winthrop Hall, Perth on 20 and 21 June 2025. The work was composed at the composer's home in Sydney's Bronte over 2024 and completed on the last few days of that year.
Work Details
Year: 2024
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 French horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 tenor trombones, tuba, 4 timpani, 2 percussion, harp, strings.
Duration: 35 min.
Contents note: I. Expansive (Still, calm, distant and freely then Faster: powerful and dramatic) (13'00") -- II. Circle Game (Fast - with wild and joyous energy) (4'45") -- III. Chorale (Slow and elegiac then Jubilant) (8'10") -- IV. Gothic Burlesque (Fast, crisp, playful then Ironic, forceful, grotesque) (8'20").
Commission note: Commissioned by West Australian Symphony Orchestra.. Commissioned for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra by Geoff Stearn
First performance: by West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk — 20 Jun 25. Winthrop Hall, Perth
Performances of this work
21 Jun 25: Winthrop Hall, Perth. Featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk.
20 Jun 25: Winthrop Hall, Perth. Featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk.
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