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BTC900 SCOTTISH BALLAD

For two pianos and orchestra, op. 26
Period of composition: Jul - 27 Oct 1941
First performance: 28 Nov 1941 >>
Type of performance: Concert performance
Location: Music Hall, Cincinnati
Performance details:

Ethel Bartlett, Rae Robertson pfs, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goosens cond

Genre: Orchestral
Performing forces:

Orchestra: 2 fl (II=picc), 2 ob, 2 cl in B flat, 2 bn, dbn (ad lib.) - 4 hn, 2 tpt in C, 3 trbn, tuba - timp, 2 perc (cymb, tamb, t-t, wip, sd, bd) - harp - str

Duration: 13'
Dedication: 'For Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson'

Ethel Bartlett (1896-1978), English pianist, and her husband Rae Robertson, (1893-1956), Scottish pianist.

Notes

This work is based on a number of Scottish tunes, including the psalm tune 'Dundee', 'Turn ye to me' and 'Flowers of the forest'.

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