Five Songs for Tenor and Orchestra
Dennis Wickens

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Instrumentation

Bassoon
1
Celesta
1
Clarinet
1
Flute
1
French Horn
1
Oboe
1
Piano
1
Strings
14
Tenor
1

Additional Information

Song cycle to words by Blake, Sassoon, Edwards and Campion. Dedicated to Gerald English, who gave the 1st performance with the Bromsgrove Orchestra under Joseph Stone, and  broadcast with the BBC Midland Orchestra under Gilbert Vinter.

Tags

absolute music
artmusic
contemporary composer

Details

Year
Publisher
Composer

Worcester
United Kingdom

Minutes
21