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performed by Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Myer Fredman (conductor)
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Heritage 15.
Library shelf no. CD 1284 [Available for loan]
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Score
Essay : for orchestra / Robert Hughes
Library shelf no. Q 784.2/HUG 4 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 1953
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes (piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussion, harp, strings.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Dedication note: For Juan Jose Castro
First performance: by Juan Jose Castro, Victorian Symphony Orchestra — 31 Oct 53. Melbourne
Analysis
Program note: Robert Hughes' "Essay"
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Symphonies
Performances of this work
12 Feb 2009: at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Myer Music Bowl (Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Oleg Caetani.
31 Oct 53: Melbourne. Featuring Juan Jose Castro, Victorian Symphony Orchestra.
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