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Violin Concerto (In Memoriam) |
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Violin Concerto (In Memoriam) |
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Violin
Concerto (In Memoriam) (1980)
solo violin, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trombones, bass trombone, timpani, 2 percussion, harp, strings, organ (optional) |
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Duration:
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23 minutes
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Performing
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Commissioned:
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University
of Adelaide
John Bishop Memorial Commission |
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World
Premiere:
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13 July
1980
Elder Hall, University of Adelaide Solo Violin: Ronald Woodcock Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Myer Fredman |
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Additional
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Studio recording
of Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (conductor Patrick Thomas) Australian
Broadcasting Corporation,1982
Broadcast by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Subsequent performance by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Featured in finals of ABC Instrumental & Vocal Competition, 1982 |
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Composer's
Notes:
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During John
Bishop's period as Elder Professor and Director of the Elder Conservatorium,
a number of overseas organists gave recitals in Adelaide. On one such
occasion, the organist in question agreed to improvise on any theme
given to him. John Bishop wrote out a theme, upon which the organist
improvised an extended contrapuntal composition.
The original manuscript of this theme is now lost and only the first four notes can now be remembered with any certainty. The Violin Concerto is based on these four notes. It falls into three sections, which follow each other without a break: Prelude - andante sostenuto |
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