Concerto for the Viola Section

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Concerto for the Viola Section (1990)

for violas and orchestra

by Benedict Mason (1954)

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general information

composition date: 1990
duration: 25min
publisher: Chester Music
Commission: BBC

type

Concertant music (4 or more soloists and ensemble/orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist: 14 violas, viola d'amore

3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also 2 English horns), 3 clarinets (also 2 bass clarinets), 3 bassoons (also 2 contrabassoons), 4 horns (also 2 natural horns, 2 Wagner tubas), 3 trumpets (also 3 flugerlhorns), 3 trombones (also alto trombone), tuba (also euphonium), 6 percussionists, 2 harp, 2 pianos (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [cel:DX72FD]), 12 violins, 10 second violins, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date: February 10, 1992
: Londres, Royal Festival Hall
interpreters: l'orchestre symphonique de la BBC, direction : Lothar Zagrosek.

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