Carter, Elliott: Three Explorations (2011) 10'
for solo baritone, winds and brass
Scoring
1(=picc).2afl(I=fl, II=bfl).1.2bcl(1=cl, II=dbcl).0-0.3.ttrbn.tenor-bass trbn.btrbn.0 .
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World Premiere
12/12/2011
Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
Evan Hughes, baritone / AXIOM Ensemble / Jeffrey Milarsky
Composer's Notes
Throughout my life I have been a great admirer of T.S. Eliot’s poetry and criticism. So when I decided to set some of his work I chose his late poems and parts of his Four Quartets.
The texts being meditative I decided to use winds and brass to accompany the bass baritone. I remembered a work of similar character and instrumentation by the 16th century composer Heinrich Schütz which impressed me greatly. The work was composed in the fall of 2010.
— Elliott Carter
Reproduction Rights:
This program note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the composer.
Press Quotes
"...a substantial new song cycle..."
— Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
for solo baritone, winds and brass
Scoring
1(=picc).2afl(I=fl, II=bfl).1.2bcl(1=cl, II=dbcl).0-0.3.ttrbn.tenor-bass trbn.btrbn.0 .
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World Premiere
12/12/2011
Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
Evan Hughes, baritone / AXIOM Ensemble / Jeffrey Milarsky
Composer's Notes
Throughout my life I have been a great admirer of T.S. Eliot’s poetry and criticism. So when I decided to set some of his work I chose his late poems and parts of his Four Quartets.
The texts being meditative I decided to use winds and brass to accompany the bass baritone. I remembered a work of similar character and instrumentation by the 16th century composer Heinrich Schütz which impressed me greatly. The work was composed in the fall of 2010.
— Elliott Carter
Reproduction Rights:
This program note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the composer.
Press Quotes
"...a substantial new song cycle..."
— Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
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