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IDBD914BD0-5199-461B-B2D2-81432A782163
TitlecodeEBM0610005
Title NameCommedia, for Almost 18th Century Orchestra
Marketing CopyCommedia, subtitled "for (almost) 18th-century orchestra," boldly trots out some of the orchestral cliches of the late 8th and early 19th centuries. It was influenced, as its title suggests, but the commedia del 'arte (albeit distrantly) - the stock characters tossed against eachother in a variety of situations, often comic, but, as evidenced in the paintings of a Longhi or a Magnasco, not without a dark side. Much of the piece consists of a tarantella or saltarello in fast 6/8 time. Commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and premiered by the orchestra under Sydney Hodkinson in March, 1972.
Instrumentation2.2.1.2: 2(or4).0.0.0: Timp(ad.lib): Pno: Str.Soli (1.1.0.1),Tutti
CommissionCommissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
DedicationDedicated to Sydney Hodkinson
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Year Composed1971
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Duration10
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2020-06-15 20:22:42.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:22:42
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Premier Performance MemoSt. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Hodkinson conducting, March 1972
Recording CreditsLancaster Festival Orchestra, Gary Sheldon, Conductor- Marquis label catalog # 81397
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Title Instrument Category TextFull Orchestra
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