Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
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Composition Year | 1980 |
Genre Categories | Pieces; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
Work Title | Scenes from the Humber |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Hedges, Anthony |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.80 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAH 29 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1980 |
First Performance. | July 17 1981 |
First Publication. | 1980 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 19-20 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba 4 percussion, harp, strings |
This was a BBC commission for the official opening of the Humber Bridge. The first of many broadcast performances was of the premiere on BBC Radio 3. It was first recorded on LP and subsequently on CD (Marco Polo DDD 8.223886).