Work

The silent isle (saxophone with chamber orchestra)

by Richard Charlton (2002)

Score Sample

View a sample of the score of this work

Audio Sample

Performance by Clemens Leske, Jason Xanthoudakis from the CD Orchestral & chamber works with guitars

This sample is of the Saxophone with piano version of this work

Selected products featuring this work — Display all products (4 more)

Orchestral & chamber works with guitars

Non-Commercial

This item is not commercially available from the Australian Music Centre. We regret that we cannot offer it for sale.

CD

Orchestral & chamber works with guitars / R. Charlton.

Version: This product features the Saxophone with piano version of this work

Library shelf no. CD 942 [Available for loan]

Display all products featuring this work (4 more)  

Work Overview

This piece is based on the Tennyson poem 'The Lady of Shalott' which I first read when I was a child. More than anything else I remember certain lines of this fairy story about a princess imprisoned by a curse.

Work Details

Year: 2002

Instrumentation: Soprano saxophone, chamber orchestra.

Duration: 6 min.

Difficulty: Advanced — Orchestral parts are playable by high school or tertiary level students

Commission note: Commissioned by and dedicated to Jason Xanthoudakis

Originally for saxophone and piano. Revised for orchestra in 2006.

Performances of this work

4 Dec 06: Northside Baptist Church, Crows Nest, Sydney, . Featuring North Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Jason Xanthoudakis.

4 Aug 02: Crows Nest Performing Arts Centre, Sydney. Featuring Clemens Leske, Jason Xanthoudakis.

User reviews

Be the first to share your thoughts, opinions and insights about this work.

To post a comment please login.