by Kile Smith | May 5, 2013 | Dance Music, Early Music, New Compositions, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
The Red Book of Montserrat is a suite for string orchestra commissioned by the Philadelphia Sinfonia, the excellent youth orchestra Gary White directs. It sets five of the ten songs from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, the 14th-century book of music and texts from...
by Kile Smith | Feb 28, 2013 | Chamber Music, Concerto, Jazz, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
The Three Graces Orchestral (original) version: oboe, horn, cello soloists, string orchestra. 11′. Full score Premiere of original version: https://kilesmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/threegraces.mp3 Chamber version: oboe, horn, cello soloists, piano,...
by Kile Smith | Feb 26, 2013 | New Compositions, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
Three Dances, for string orchestra str. 12′. Review. View full score 1. Introduction and Country Dance 2. Waltz 3. Fuguing Tune The melody in the Introduction is the first half of the Lutheran chorale “Eins ist Not, ach Herr, dies Eine.” In the Country Dance,...
by Kile Smith | Feb 26, 2013 | Lutheran, New Compositions, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
Three Dances, for orchestra 2/.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-1perc-str. 12′. Review 1. Introduction and Country dance View full score 2. Waltz View full score 3. Fuguing Tune View full score The melody in the Introduction is the first half of the Lutheran chorale “Eins ist Not,...
by Kile Smith | Feb 18, 2013 | Early Music, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
My thanks to the wonderful Philadelphia Sinfonia, Gary White, music director, and their performance yesterday of the second and third movements of The Red Book of Montserrat. It’s a five-movement string orchestra suite Sinfonia’s commissioned; the official...
by Kile Smith | Feb 16, 2013 | Early Music, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
I’m looking forward to the first airing tomorrow of some of The Red Book of Montserrat, a new work for string orchestra commissioned by the Philadelphia Sinfonia, Gary White, music director. It’s a “sneak preview,” as the official premiere is...
