Charles Villiers Stanford's Serenade in F major, Op. 95 is a composition for a chamber ensemble of nine soloists, composed in 1905.[1][2][3]
Background edit
Stanford composed the Serenade between June and July 1905, at the same time as he was working on his sixth symphony.[1]
Instrumentation edit
The composition is scored for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass.
Structure edit
The composition is in four movements:
- Allegro
- Allegro molto
- Andante
- Allegro comodo
Performance history edit
According to Dibble the first performance of the Serenade took place at the Aeolian Hall, London on 25 January 1906.[4] He also notes a further performance by students at the Royal College of Music in 1913. However, Wilcox, citing Michael Bryant, states that the first public performance was in Sheffield in 1937.[3]
References edit
- Notes
- ^ a b Dibble 1987, p. 4
- ^ Ussi 2008, p. 5
- ^ a b Wilcox 2002, p. 4
- ^ Dibble 1987, p. 5
- Sources
- Dibble, Jeremy (1987). Parry & Stanford: Nonets (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA66291.
- Ussi, Larius J. "Nonets You Are Likely To Play, Part III" (PDF). The Chamber Music Journal. 19 (1): 3–6.
- Wilcox, John. "Schubert's Octet & Friends, Other Works to Try on a "Schubert Octet Evening", Part II" (PDF). The Chamber Music Journal. 13 (3): 1, 3 & 4.
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