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Performance by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Westlake from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 60 |
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CD
Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 60
Library shelf no. CD 2678 [Available for loan]
Score
Babe concert suite : for orchestra / Nigel Westlake ; Incorporating references to Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Library shelf no. 784.2185/WES 2 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
This concert suite is a 10 minute arrangement derived from the 2014 score revision of the 1995 movie "Babe" (commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as a live concert presentation for symphony orchestra & symchronised film).
It is a stand alone work & is not designed to accompany the film.
Work Details
Year: 2015
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets (2nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contra-bassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion (4 players), timpani, celeste, piano, harp, strings.
Duration: 10 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
First performance: by Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Guy Noble — 7 Aug 15. Gladstone Marina Main Stage, Qld
The suite includes musical references (& variations) taken from Camille Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 78.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Suites
Performances of this work
30 Nov 2019: at QSO: Cinematic (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Buc.
4 Aug 2017: at Movie Masterpieces II (Adelaide Entertainment Centre). Featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Guy Noble.
7 Aug 15: Gladstone Marina Main Stage, Qld. Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Guy Noble.
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