Symphonic prelude for voices and orchestra (1959)
op.63,1
( Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be )
Effinger, Cecil Stanley (1914-1990) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Number of pages :
50
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1950-1959)
Genre-Style-Form:
Symphonic prelude
Mood of the piece:
serious
Type of Choir:
S (1 boy choir voices )
Instrumentation:
Orchestra
(28 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Flute (2) ; Piccolo (1) ; Oboe (2) ; English horn (1) ; Bass Clarinet (1) ; Clarinet (2) ; Bassoon (2) ; Horn (4) ; Trumpet (3) ; Trombone (3) ; Tuba (1) ; Violin (2) ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
D major
Duration:
9.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
American Music Research Center ; Cecil Effinger Collection, Box 22 ; University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Source of text:
Rabbi Ben Ezra
Data about the life of the work:
Prem: 24 February 1959; denver, CO. Denver Symphony Orchestra, Saul Caston, conductor. Commissioned: DSO Board of Trustees in memoriam Senator Lawrence C. Phipps.
