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Work Overview
The work was composed during my travels through Italy. I wrote it
quickly in order to respond to a request for scores to be
submitted. Consequently the piece is greatly inspired by my
reactions to the sights of Rome, Florence and Venice. I was
particularly struck by the beauty of scultpure through Italy. I
also was inspired by visiting the Chiesa della Pieta in Venice
where Vivaldi taught the violin. I heard a chamber orchestra
version of The four seasons and was greatly inspired by
writing a work for a small chamber orchestral ensemble.
There is a lot of detail in this score. The harmony is complex
and the rhythms and metre are constantly changing. The oboe solo
in the second movement attempts to capture the spirit of Roman
scultpure. I remember visiting the Florence cathedral one
afternoon and then coming back to my hotel room and composed the
harmonic development from bar 29 of the first movement. I found
it easy to compose amidst my tourist visits and this work is a
true diary of my experience.
Work Details
Year: 2013
Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, bassoon & chamber string orchestra.
Duration: 12 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Kouros -- 2. Amorini -- 3. Apollo the muse.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Stefano Sabene
The composer notes the following influences associated with this work:
Carl Vine, Martin Wesley-Smith.
This work has been composed for Stefano Sabene who is Director of the Roma Opera Omnia in Rome. After some discussion, he invited me to submit some of my scores for a proposed tour of Russia with his chamber orchestra.
Subjects
- Inspired by: Italy
- In the form/style of: Symphonies
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