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*DIVERSIONS FOR CELLO AND PIANO op.167 (November 1973)
A concert suite in 9 movements - original version
Published by: Highbridge Music LtdCommissioned by: Peter Willison
Instrumentation: cello and piano
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Duration: 23 mins
First Performance: Forsyth's Barn, Ansty, Cuckfield, Sussex. Peter Willison (cello), Howard Blake (piano), May 1974
Movements
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1:
PRELUDE
1 minutes
28 seconds
moderato
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2:
SCHERZO
1 minutes
03 seconds
vivace
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3:
MARCH
2 minutes
43 seconds
tempo di marcia
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4:
WALTZ
2 minutes
08 seconds
vivo
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5:
ARIA
4 minutes
26 seconds
andante espressivo
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6:
SERENADE
2 minutes
30 seconds
allegretto
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7:
SARABANDE AND CADENZA
2 minutes
08 seconds
lento non troppo
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8:
FINALE
3 minutes
27 seconds
vivo
Notes
The work was later extensively revised and scored for cello and orchestra with the advice and collaboration of Maurice Gendron (see 337)Performances
| June 1974 | Peter Willison, Howard Blake, Purcell Room, London
As part of an 'all-Howard Blake' concert with Jack Rothstein, Kenneth Essex and Helen Watts. |
Reviews
2018
2018
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op.439
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