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When Harry Met Addie
for off-stage soprano voice (vocalise) and big band
soprano and big band
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Description
The title refers to the singer Adelaide Hall and baritone saxophonist Harry Carney.
I worked with Hall in the late 1980’s and we became good friends. She had been Duke Ellington’s singer and was probably the first jazz singer to use ‘scat’ vocalisation. I also wanted to include a reference to Carney, Ellington’s long serving baritone saxophonist. There are quotations from Creole Love Call and the piece evolves into a duet for singer and baritone, eventually merging into an improvised solo for alto saxophone. The voice and baritone are reunited in the closing bars. Gavin Bryars
I worked with Hall in the late 1980’s and we became good friends. She had been Duke Ellington’s singer and was probably the first jazz singer to use ‘scat’ vocalisation. I also wanted to include a reference to Carney, Ellington’s long serving baritone saxophonist. There are quotations from Creole Love Call and the piece evolves into a duet for singer and baritone, eventually merging into an improvised solo for alto saxophone. The voice and baritone are reunited in the closing bars. Gavin Bryars
Orchestral Cast
3cl(1asax, 2.3tensax).asax.barsax-4.flhn.3.3.btbn.0-drum kit-pno-db
More Information
Title:
When Harry Met Addie
for off-stage soprano voice (vocalise) and big band
Language:
Vocalises
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1999
Duration:
6 ′
World Premiere:
May 1, 1999 · London (UK)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cristina Zavalloni, soprano · Conductor: Diego Masson · London Sinfonietta Big Band
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cristina Zavalloni, soprano · Conductor: Diego Masson · London Sinfonietta Big Band
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
Technical Details
Product number:
LSL 1267-01
Performances
When Harry Met Addie
Orchestra: Royal Scottish Academy Big Band
May 7, 2003 |
Glasgow (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
When Harry Met Addie
Conductor: Diego Masson
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta Big Band
May 1, 1999 |
London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Queen Elizabeth Hall — World Premiere
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