A quiet life

Turnage, M.-A. (2002) A quiet life. [Composition]

Abstract

For string orchestra, duration 10 minutes. This work was commissioned by the BBC and written for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. It forms the third part of Etudes and Elegies (see http://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1927/), and was premiered with the other two parts, A Quick Blast (2000) (http://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1937/) and Uninterrupted Sorrow (2001) (http://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1938/) on 18 January 2003 conducted by Leonard Slatkin at the Barbican Hall, London. For a recording of the set of three pieces by Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie conducted by Kazushi Ono, see https://www.discogs.com/Turnage-Rihm-George-Benjamin-Etudes-Elegies-Canzona-Per-Sonare-Cuts-And-Dissolves-Olicantus/release/15569289.

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Official URL:	https://en.schott-music.com/shop/a-quiet-life-no25...
Item Type:	Composition
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Contemporary, classical, string orchestra
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > M Music > Instrumental music > String orchestra
Division:	Composition
Depositing User:	Dr Mark-Anthony Turnage
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2021 11:28
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2021 11:30
URI:	https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1939

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