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Solid gold
RSN:
68401
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Composition Date:
2013
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Revision Date:
N/A
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Duration:
00:15:00
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Programme Notes
Cataloguing Information
Call Number
MV 1400 P174sol
Genre
Solo Voice with Full Orchestra
Material Type
Print-music
Acquisition Date
2014-03-12
Library Collection Publisher / Label
Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Additional Information
Commissioned by Orchestra Wellington
Master Location
Toronto
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Physical Description
Found 2 record(s)
Available Actions
Extent of Item
1 score (66 p.) ;
15 parts available for rental ([159] p.) ;
Instrumentation
Found 13 record(s)
Available Actions
Set No.
Category
Instrument
Number
47890
Woodwinds
Flute
1
47890
Woodwinds
English horn
1
47890
Woodwinds
Clarinet
1
47890
Woodwinds
Bassoon
1
47890
Brass
Horn
1
47890
Brass
Trumpet
1
47890
Brass
Trombone
1
47890
Percussion
Percussion
1
47890
Keyboard
Piano
1
47890
Strings, bowed
1
47891
Larger ensemble
Full Orchestra
1
47891
Voices
Soprano
1
47890
Voices
Soprano
1
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Premiere
Wellington, New Zealand The Opera House 8 Sep 2013 Madeleine Pierard, soprano; Orchestra Wellington Marc Taddei, conductor
The lyrics for Solid Gold are the distillation of thirty years of number one hit song titles. Love is, not surprisingly, a big theme. From song titles absurd and poignant, from names of people I never knew or have since forgotten, I have winnowed down hundreds of song titles into a lean new lyric. I cast aside “Me and you and dog named Boo”, put “Puppy Love” behind me and discarded “Mouldy Old Dough”. Sifting through the remaining hoard, I hoped to unearth the heart of the love song. Collaging selected titles into new and original lyrics, my quest echoes Foreigner's 1984 hit “I want to to know what love is”. In this maelstrom of romantic yearning, what does love mean? And who exactly is the singer? Is (s)he “Venus, Jezebel, Lady Madonna — Lola, Nikita, Sylvia's Mother”? Or is gender itself in question? “Fernando? Pinnochio? Mozart?” While the lyrics of Solid Gold are borrowed, the music is my own. This is not James Last's orchestra or Purple Haze arranged for symphony. In composing for chamber orchestra, I've tried to conjure the distinct sound world of pop production — from reverb, chorus, flange and distortion, to looping, static and cassette warp. I'm not looking for the tunes, but more for the dirt on the needle.Solid Gold was commissioned by Orchestra Wellington and funded by Creative New Zealand. Many thanks to Marc Taddei, Adán Tijerina, Madeleine Pierard and the orchestra for bringing the music to life.
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