Eleven Portraits for Orchestra
Virgil Thomson
About this work:
1. A Love Scene (Anonymous) (originally titled "Deadpan: Mrs. Betty Freeman)
2. Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two (1981)
3. Noah Creshevsky: Loyal, Steady, Persistent (1981)
4. Anne-Marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty (1981)
5. David Dubal in Flight (1982)
6. Scott Wheeler: FreeWheeling (1981)
orchestrated by Scott Wheeler
7. Dennis Russell Davies: In a Hammock (1982)
orchestrated by Scott Wheeler
8. Richard Flender: Solid, Not Stolid (1981)
orchestrated by Scott Wheeler
9. Bill Katz: Wide Awake (1981)
orchestrated by Rodney Lister
10. Sam Byers: With Joy (1981)
orchestrated by Rodney Lister
11. Christopher Cox: Singing a Song (1981)
orchestrated by Rodney Lister
Year composed: 1982
Duration: 00:14:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra
Instrumentation: 2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 2 Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 4 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet, 3 Trombone, 2 Percussion (General), 1 Strings (General), 1 Harp
Instrumentation notes: 22+ca.2+bcl.2/4230/2perc/hp/str