BYZANTION III - δελφίνια (Dolphins)
for Cor anglais (English Horn) & Piano
Expected duration: 4-6 mins
Commissioning Consortium Open:
01 October - 15 November 2024
"Astraddle on the dolphin's mire and blood, Spirit after spirit! The smithies break the flood, The golden smithies of the Emperor!...That dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea."
W.B. Yeats (1865-1939): Byzantium (1932)
Read Byzantium in full, by W.B. Yeats
Find out more about βυζάντιο (Byzantion), a cycle of works referencing the Byzantine Empire, poems by W.B. Yeats and historic Byzantine chant, composed for double-reed piano trio, in varying combinations.
About Byzantion: The Cycle's Artistic Programme
Byzantion I - Hagia Sophia: Feature Page with Information & Videos (EH, Bsn & Pf)
Byzantion II - Through Space & Time: Feature Page with Information & Videos (Bsn & Pf)
Byzantion IV - Apokalypsis: To come (2025) (EH, Bsn & Pf)
for Cor anglais (English Horn) & Piano
Expected duration: 4-6 mins
Commissioning Consortium Open:
01 October - 15 November 2024
"Astraddle on the dolphin's mire and blood, Spirit after spirit! The smithies break the flood, The golden smithies of the Emperor!...That dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea."
W.B. Yeats (1865-1939): Byzantium (1932)
Read Byzantium in full, by W.B. Yeats
Find out more about βυζάντιο (Byzantion), a cycle of works referencing the Byzantine Empire, poems by W.B. Yeats and historic Byzantine chant, composed for double-reed piano trio, in varying combinations.
About Byzantion: The Cycle's Artistic Programme
Byzantion I - Hagia Sophia: Feature Page with Information & Videos (EH, Bsn & Pf)
Byzantion II - Through Space & Time: Feature Page with Information & Videos (Bsn & Pf)
Byzantion IV - Apokalypsis: To come (2025) (EH, Bsn & Pf)
CONSORTIUM DATES
Consortium Opens: Tuesday 01 October 2024
World Premiere at IDRS 2025 (subject to proposal acceptance): 10-14 June 2025, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Current Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2024.
Commissioned PDF Score & Part to be sent out by email: from Friday 08 August 2025
Bonus Scores: to be sent out by email upon receipt of payment (see below)
Exclusivity Period: Until 09 June 2026
Co-commissioners’ names will be listed at the front of the score, and also on this website.
Please click here, to see the list of co-commissioners.
Consortium Opens: Tuesday 01 October 2024
World Premiere at IDRS 2025 (subject to proposal acceptance): 10-14 June 2025, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Current Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2024.
Commissioned PDF Score & Part to be sent out by email: from Friday 08 August 2025
Bonus Scores: to be sent out by email upon receipt of payment (see below)
Exclusivity Period: Until 09 June 2026
Co-commissioners’ names will be listed at the front of the score, and also on this website.
Please click here, to see the list of co-commissioners.
Included in the package: BONUS SCORES!
Co-commissioners are offered one or two free scores, as follows:
Co-commissioners are offered one or two free scores, as follows:
Option One – 1 Work for Piano Trio
A free PDF score & parts for Byzantion I – Hagia Sophia for EH, Bassoon & Piano
OR
Option Two: 2 High-Low Duets
A free PDF score of On Walmer Beach for English Horn & Bassoon/Bari Sax/Bass Clarinet; or Oboe & Guitar
PLUS ...
Three Country Dances by Ignatius Sancho for Oboe & Bassoon/Bari Sax/Bass Clarinet
On Walmer Beach is an original work, whilst Three Country Dances is my new transcription of three short pieces by ex-slave British composer Ignatius Sancho. They are beautiful dances (one reel, one courtly dance and one jig) - and the back story behind their composition is quite remarkable. Videos of all three works can be viewed on their Feature Pages.
Kindly let me know your required instrumentation. Many thanks.
A free PDF score & parts for Byzantion I – Hagia Sophia for EH, Bassoon & Piano
OR
Option Two: 2 High-Low Duets
A free PDF score of On Walmer Beach for English Horn & Bassoon/Bari Sax/Bass Clarinet; or Oboe & Guitar
PLUS ...
Three Country Dances by Ignatius Sancho for Oboe & Bassoon/Bari Sax/Bass Clarinet
On Walmer Beach is an original work, whilst Three Country Dances is my new transcription of three short pieces by ex-slave British composer Ignatius Sancho. They are beautiful dances (one reel, one courtly dance and one jig) - and the back story behind their composition is quite remarkable. Videos of all three works can be viewed on their Feature Pages.
Kindly let me know your required instrumentation. Many thanks.
PRICE
EARLY BIRD RATE: $95.00 (£73.00)/$75.00 (£57.00) (UNTIL 10 OCTOBER)
Standard Rate: US$125.00/£95.00
Student Rate: $99.00/£75.00
Standard Rate: US$125.00/£95.00
Student Rate: $99.00/£75.00
Byzantine Mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
