Night Piece
Dennis Wickens

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Instrumentation

Piano
1

Additional Information

Using motifs from the song cycle, 'The Heart Oppressed', this nocturne, headed by the quotation, circa regna tonat, imagines the state of Thomas Wyatt's mind as he witnessed the execution of Anne Boleyn.

Tags

absolute music
artmusic
contemporary composer

Details

Year
Publisher
Composer

Wantage
United Kingdom

Minutes
6