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Serenade in F major (Stanford)

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Charles Villiers Stanford's Serenade in F major, Op. 95 is a composition for a chamber ensemble of nine soloists, composed in 1905.[1][2][3]

Background

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Stanford composed the Serenade between June and July 1905, at the same time as he was working on his sixth symphony.[1]

Instrumentation

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The composition is scored for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass.

Structure

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The composition is in four movements:

  1. Allegro
  2. Allegro molto
  3. Andante
  4. Allegro comodo

Performance history

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According to Dibble the first performance of the Serenade took place at the Aeolian Hall, London on 25 January 1906.[4] He also notes a further performance by students at the Royal College of Music in 1913. However, Wilcox, citing Michael Bryant, states that the first public performance was in Sheffield in 1937.[3]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Dibble 1987, p. 4
  2. ^ Ussi 2008, p. 5
  3. ^ a b Wilcox 2002, p. 4
  4. ^ Dibble 1987, p. 5
Sources
  • Dibble, Jeremy (1987). Parry & Stanford: Nonets (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA66291.
  • Ussi, Larius J. "Nonets You Are Likely To Play, Part III" (PDF). The Chamber Music Journal. 19 (1): 3–6.
  • Wilcox, John. "Schubert's Octet & Friends, Other Works to Try on a "Schubert Octet Evening", Part II" (PDF). The Chamber Music Journal. 13 (3): 1, 3 & 4.