June Emerson Wind Music
Got a Question? Call +44 (0)1439 788324
BALLAD IN MEMORY OF SHIRLEY HORN

BALLAD IN MEMORY OF SHIRLEY HORN

 
(0 reviews)  
Printed Edition
Composer:Bennett, Richard Rodney (1936-2012)
Instrumentation:cl. pft.
Publisher Ref:NOV955735
One jazz pianist's tribute to another.
Price: £13.99
Qty
Skill Level:D/E
Publisher:Novello
Year of Issue:2006
ISMN:none specified
ISBN:none specified
By the time he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music in London , at the age of seventeen, Richard Rodney Bennett had already written three string quartets. But the RAM did not give him the stimulus he felt he needed, so Bennett won a two year scholarship to study serialism and twelve tone techniques with Pierre Boulez in Paris. Little of his music from this period survives, and his enthusiasm for the dry starkness of serialism was tempered by his inclination towards a more lyrical style of writing which can be heard in his piano concerto of 1968 and the guitar concerto written for Julian Bream in 1970. At the same time, Bennett was writing or contributing to film scores - over fifty of them including the Oscar nominated soundtracks to 'Far from the Madding Crowd' (1967), 'Nicholas and Alexandra' (1971) and 'Murder on the Orient Express' (1974), and he is recognized as one of the more distinguished film composers of his time. As well as that, Richard Rodney Bennett pursued a successful career as a jazz pianist and singer, working with performers such as Cleo Laine, Annie Ross, Marion Montgomery and Claire Martin and his sessions in the foyer of the Algonquin Hotel in New York became almost legendary.

Shirley Horn (1934-2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Richard Rodney Bennett's Ballad in her memory was published in the year after she died having been commissioned by the clarinettist and teacher Nigel Hinson, who gave the world premiere on 28th May 2008 in Nottingham, accompanied by the pianist Nick Oliver. The ninety-four bar piece is worked around rising semiquaver runs which alternate with more lyrical passages and lead via two bars 'fortissimo' to a 'quasi cadenza' at bar 32. After ten or so bars marked 'agitato', the music returns to the elegiac mood of the opening to end the piece which could aptly be titled 'Elegy' to describe its prevailing mood.

Delivery Details

We endeavour to dispatch all orders which are in stock on the day the order has been placed. If you need delivery by a certain time please state this clearly on your order and we will do our best to oblige.

For Royal Mail Special Delivery, Airmail (Signed For) and Courier shipments, a signature may be required upon delivery to your address. You are responsible for your order once the package arrives at the supplied delivery address. We cannot be held responsible if the package(s) goes missing once delivered. If any goods are received faulty or damaged on receipt, you must notify us within 7 days of receiving them (via email or telephone) quoting your order reference. We cannot be held responsible for goods that do not arrive with the customer due to errors made by the customer when entering their address details. Please ensure that you check all your details before confirming your order. For more information on deliveries, please click here.

Reviews

There have been no reviews yet.

Unrivalled Selection of Music

We offer a truly comprehensive selection of wind music online, with well over 65,000 titles listed, most of which are in stock and ready for immediate despatch.

We also stock a large range of theory and aural resources and specialist books.

First Class Service

We are absolutely committed to providing a first class service to musicians worldwide.

If you’re looking for a piece of music that isn’t listed on our website, we will do whatever we can to find it for you, no matter how long it takes.

VAT No: 172 1180 92 GB
EORI No: GB172118092000

Knowledgeable, Friendly, Helpful

We are a friendly, helpful team of people with lots of specialist knowledge.

For advice and information, contact us on +44(0)1439 788324 Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) between 9am and 5pm (GMT).