1857 research outputs found
Sort by
Black performance practice as British musical theatre 1900–1950: digitising and recovering a lost timeline
No full textPiano trio: los ojos
No full textFor violin, cello and piano, duration 13 minutes. First performed on 25 November 2013 in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall at the Royal College of Music by Johannes Marmén (Violin), Zoé Saubat (Cello), and Gwenaelle Rouger (Piano)
Ellsworth 2
No full textFor orchestra, duration 15 minutes.
Commissioned by the musicians of Utah Symphony and Music Director Thierry Fischer.
First performed 26 April 2013 at Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah
Escaramuza
No full textFor clarinet and piano, duration 8 minutes. This piece was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mark Simpson. It was first performed on 10 July 2013 at the Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, by Mark Simpson (clarinet) and Alex Wilson (piano)
Disparate dos
No full textFor oboe (soloist) plus piccolo, horn, trumpet in Bb, harp and bass, duration 7 minutes.
This work was written for Endymion's 'Sound Census' project, in celebration of their 30th birthday, and was premiered at King's Place, London on 3 June 2009
Brief candles
No full textFor solo clarinet in Bb, duration 5 minutes. This work was premiered on 26 October 2004 by José Luis Estellés at the Auditorio del Conservatorio Superior de Música de la Coruña. The piece comprises eight miniatures:
1. fanfarando,
2. djinn,
3. art object,
4. herzlied,
5. arco iris,
6. Au,
7. a memory of shadows,
8. fanfarando redux
A book of colours
No full textFor solo piano, duration 21 minutes 30 seconds.
The five pieces which comprise 'A book of colours' were written between 1988 and 1993.
1. Duendecitos,
2. figurine,
3. a shapeless flame,
4. some distant chimes,
5. the thing that makes ashes.
A recording by Rolf Hind is available on NMC Recordings (NMC D128): https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/simon-holt-a-book-of-colours
Sparrow night
No full textFor solo oboe and chamber ensemble, duration 17 minutes. The ensemble consists of flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet in Bb (doubling Eb clarinet and bass clarinet), horn in F, piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. The title stems from a Chekov story cited by Raymond Carver in his final book of poetry, where terrible nights with thunder, rain, and wind are called by some people 'sparrow nights.' This piece was commissioned by the Nash Ensemble and has been recorded by them on NMC Recordings (NMC D008): https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/simon-holt-era-madrugada
Maïastra
No full textFor flute or alto flute, duration 10 minutes.
A recording of this piece by Nancy Ruffer is available on Metier Recordings (MSVCD 92063): https://divineartrecords.com/recording/multiplicities-modern-flute-music/.
This work has also been performed by Matilda Tullberg, Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman, and Kirsten Kohlmann
Llanto (para las chumberas)
No full textFor oboe d'amore and string trio, duration 8 minutes.
This piece was commissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival and first performed there, on 11 June 2018, by Melinda Maxwell (oboe d’amore), Clio Gould (violin), Jane Atkins (viola), and Kate Gould (cello)