Commemoration 60

for children's chorus, chorus (SATB), military band, military trumpets and trombones and orchestra

text from Isaiah and Goliard Poets (13th century)

children's chorus (unbroken voices), chorus (SATB), symphony orchestra, military band and military brass

Commissioned personally by Her Majesty the Queen to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II, Commemoration 60 is scored for large forces, and uses them in dramatic ways. A huge collage of invented hymns, fanfares and marches reach a devastating climax which then dissolves into a hushed second movement.

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Commissioned personally by Her Majesty the Queen to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II, Commemoration 60 is scored for large forces, and uses them in dramatic ways. Invented hymns, fanfares and marches form a huge collage reminiscent of Charles Ives. The work concludes with the prayer for peace from the Latin Mass, rising to a massive climax for the full forces, then falling away to an ending suggesting hope.

Orchestral Cast

2.2.Acl.0.bcl.1.cbsn-2.2.2.0-timp.2perc(glsp, sus cym, tamb, 2s.d, 2b.d)-str(12.10.8.6.4)
military band: pic.2fl.ob.Ebcl.2cl.2asax.tsax.barsax.bsn-4hn.3tpt.2tbn.btbn.euph.tba-timp.2perc(clash cym, s.d, b.d)
military brass: 4tpt.4valve tbn

Content

I Diplomatic Breakdown · Armed Conflict
II Song of Reconciliation · Prayer for Peace

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Title:

Commemoration 60

for children's chorus, chorus (SATB), military band, military trumpets and trombones and orchestra

text from Isaiah and Goliard Poets (13th century)

Language:

Latin, English

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2005

Opus:

op. 260

Duration:

20 ′

World Premiere:

June 6, 2005 · London (UK)
Westminster, Central Hall
Conductor: Peter Maxwell Davies · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · London Symphony Chorus; Treble Choirs: St. Paul's Cathdral; Westminster Abbey; Westminster Cathedral; Chapel Royal St. James';St. George's Chapel Windsor; Chapel Royal Hampton Court Chapel
Royal British Legion; Kneller Hall
(concert) (concert performance)

Commissioned work :

Commissioned by Her Majesty The Queen jointly with The Royal British Legion and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to commemorate the sixieth anniversary of the ending of World War Two