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ID5937D582-051B-40EB-88D9-083FA3935AF2
TitlecodeR01567
Title NameShip of State
Marketing CopyThis one-movement chamber concerto by Stephen Hartke for piano and twenty players uses four sections, each bearing headings from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Building of the Ship." The poem is a culmination on the metaphorical comparison of the perils and tribulations of government to that of a ship at sea in a storm. It was commissioned by Xak Bjerken, the Oberlin Sinfonietta, the University of Southern California Thornton Edge Ensemble, Ensemble X, June in Buffalo, and the Arizona State University Chamber Orchestra. Section titles: 1. "Hanging breathless" (Foundering), 2. "In spite of false lights on the shore" (Edgy, potentially explosive), 3. "The anchors of thy hope" (Gently - a rueful lullaby), 4. "What Workmen wrought" (Lively, resurgent)
InstrumentationPiano solo
CommissionCommissioned by Xak Bjerken, the Oberlin Sinfonietta, the University of Southern California Thornton Edge Ensemble, Ensemble X, June in Buffalo, and the Arizona State University Chamber Orchestra
DedicationFor Xak Bjerken
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Year Composed2017
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Duration17
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Date Created2018-04-10 20:32:04.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:32:04
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Title Movements1. "Hanging breathless" (Foundering)
2. "In spite of false lights on the shore" (Edgy, potentially explosive)
3. "The anchors of thy hope" (Gently - a rueful lullaby)
4. "What Workmen wrought" (Lively, resurgent)
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Title Instrument Category TextPiano
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