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Babe : A concert presentation for symphony orchestra & synchronised film
by Nigel Westlake (1995, this version: 2014)
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Performance by Nigel Westlake, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from the CD Babe |
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Babe : orchestral soundtrack / Nigel Westlake, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Babe : a concert presentation for symphony orchestra and synchronised film / Nigel Westlake.
Library shelf no. 784.2/WES 6 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
Revised by the composer in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the film's release
in collaboration with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Work Details
Year: 1995, this version: 2014
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (1st doubles piccolo, 2nd doubles piccolo, alto flute, and optional tin whistle), 2 oboes (2nd doubles cor Anglais), 2 clarinets in B flat (2nd doubles bass clarinet and optional contrabass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubles contrabassoon), 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, harp, piano, celeste, percussion (4 players), timpani, strings.
Duration: 96 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Permission to perform this presentation live must be contracted through the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's management.
Analysis
Article: Dawn of a new world symphony
by Gordon Kerry — © News Limited
Source: Source: The Australian, 24 March 2009, pp.13
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Film & TV Music
Performances of this work
2 Sep 2018: at Willoughby Symphony: Babe in Symphony (The Concourse, Chatswood). Featuring Nigel Westlake, Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.
10 Dec 2016: at DSO: Babe (Darwin Convention Centre). Featuring Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Wood.
28 Apr 2016: at SSO: Babe - Pig at the Symphony (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Westlake.
16 Apr 2016: at TSO: Babe in Concert (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Westlake.
12 Jul 2015: at MSO: Babe (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Nigel Westlake, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
11 Jul 2015: at MSO: Babe (Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Westlake.
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