Ballet Suite The Court Of Love op.286 (November 1979)

An orchestral concert work
Commissioned by: The Guildford Symphony Orchestra for their Diamond Jubilee
Instrumentation: 2(II=picc).2.2.2 4.2.3.1 2 perc. timp. pno/cel. hp. strings
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Duration: 16 mins
First Performance: Guildford Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ralph Nicholson, Guildford Civic Centre 24 Nov 1979
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Movements

  • 1: The Enchantress
    Theme and variations
  • 2: The Maiden and the Troubador
    Scherzo
  • 3: The Queen
    Theme and finale

Notes

Composer's note: 'The score was edited and revised from the ballet score I wrote for Lynn Seymour at Sadler's Wells in 1977. At the premiere I sat with Lady and Sir Lennox Berkeley, who also had a work in the programme.'

Related Works


'THE COURT OF LOVE' op.244 (March 1977)
Ballet in one act to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen, choreographed by Lynn Seymour

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