Suite Aux Troubadours
Victoria Bond
About this work:
Premiere: October 25, 1970; L A Museum of Natural History
Bond, sop, lute; Sheridan Stokes, fl; Richard Csomay, ob. Joe di Fiore, vla;
Gloria Strasner, vc.
Commentary: This suite of songs and dances was conceived as a 20th-century look into the past. The original troubadours and trouveres texts and music are taken as points of departure.
Review: "A composer of great flair and originality. Her treatment of medieval troubadour songs was an exciting transformation of the material."
--The Register-Pajaronian
Harp part may also be played by a lute.
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Year composed: 1970
Duration: 00:10:40
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 6-9 Players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 Harp, 1 Soprano
Instrumentation notes: fl, ob, eh, vla, vcl, hp, S