Peter Dickinson : Translations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- commissioned by David Munrow, Oliver Brookes & Christopher Hogwood Publisher Novello & Co Ltd Category Works for 2-6 Players Year Composed 1971 Duration 15 Minutes Orchestration rec.vadg.hpd Availability Hire Explain this... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programme Note This work, in a single movement, was commissioned by David Munrow, Oliver Brookes and Christopher Hogwood for first performance at a concert at the Purcell Room on 20th February 1971. Its starting point was a series of chords playable on the treble recorder with an extra one played on a stopped descant. The expressive range of the instrument is thus extended and modern techniques of sul pont, col legno and others are applied to the gamba. I collaborated with the players in investigating these possibilities and found this most rewarding. Like Transformations, an orchestral work h...