Firewhirl
composer: John Casken
text writer: George MacBeth
for soprano and seven players
a setting of words by George MacBeth
Premiere: 25 May 1980, Bath Festival · Teresa Cahill and Capricorn · John Casken, conductor;
Orchestra instrumentation: fl.cl.bsn-hn-vn.va.vc
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 17' 0''
Year of composition: 1979/1980
Edition: performance material
Language: English
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Content
"That night the sun burned late..." [This poem, originally published as "A Revel", appeared in the collection entitled The Night of Stones (1986)]
Recordings
Night Fire Sun Silence (2005)
John Casken- Infanta Marina
- Après un silence - for violin and piano
- Firewhirl
- Piano Quartet (1990)
- Après un silence - for violin and large ensemble
- Salamandra
- Amarantos
- Distant Variations
METIER
MSV CD92076
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