Symphony No. 1 "Articles Nor'east: On Six New England Scenes"
Robert Bradshaw
About this work:
Commissioned by the New England String Ensemble
for the New England Musical Heritage Initiative
Winner of the 2005 Manchester Music Festival Composition Competition
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NOTES: (from the score)
TABLE OF CONTENTS (movements)
LITERATURE
I. Poetry - “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, Robert Frost
II. Novel - The Victory, From Uncle Tom’s cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
ARTS
III. Painting - Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), Winslow Homer
IV. Pottery - Native American Pottery
SCIENCE
V. Glacial Landscape - Mahoosuc Notch (Maine)
VI. Footprints - Dinosaur tracks in Connecticut Valley Basins
VII. Conclusion - Fiesta! New England
Version: for string orchestra
Year composed: 2004
Duration: 00:25:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:String Orchestra
Instrumentation: 1 Strings (General)
Instrumentation notes: concerto grosso (string quartet drawn from ensemble)