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Shakespeare Songs (for tenor and string orchestra) op.378a (October 1987)
Song-cycle
Instrumentation: tenor,string orchestra (vns1,vns2,vas,vcs,cb) [Key to Abbreviations]
Note on Lyrics: Shakespeare
Duration: 25 mins
First Performance: Royal Northern College of Music, November 1990
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Notes
Originally for tenor and string quartet in which form the premiere was given by Martyn Hill and The Medici string quartet at the Chester Festival 21st July 1987. Key E major.
Performances
| 23rd June 1991 | Martyn Hill, Robert Cohen, Charleston Manor Festival |
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