Guitarra e Baixo
Bateria e Percussão
Percussão de Orquestra
Piano e Teclados
Sopros de Metal
Sopros de Madeira
Instrumentos de Corda
Coro e Voz Solista
Instrumentos Tradicionais
Música para Escolas
Livros sobre Música
Ensemble, Orquestra e Banda
Todos os instrumentos
Música Sacra
Descrição
Psychologists agree that dreaming is essential to our mental well-being. Artists have always been intuitively aware of this, and the above lines are one illustration of this awareness. Composers, as well as painters and writers,have frequently drawn upon the fantastical imagery of dreams, and The World Again is an attempt to convey some of the power of this imagery in music.The work is cast in the shape of a rondo, with a coda which is really asummation of the piece. The ritornelli sections depict a dreamless sleep, and the episodes represent dreams. The ritornelli are based on a simple motif which is heard in either C major or minor, and never strays far from thosekeys.
The World Again was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic and first performed by them on 9 October 1984 at the Royal Festival Hall with Jane Manning (soprano) and conducted by Andrew Litton.
In 1986 ChristopherBruce choreographed the work for the London Festival Ballet who gave the first performance on 18 July 1986 at the London Coliseum with the Orchestra of the London Festival Ballet with Sarah Leonard (soprano) and conducted byGraham Bond.