Judith Weir
Scotch Minstrelsy
Judith Weir
Scotch Minstrelsy
- Instrumentation Piano and Voice
- Composer Judith Weir
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Novello Publishing
- Order no. NOV170325
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Description:
For Tenor (or Soprano) and Piano. Scotch Minstrelsy is a song cycle comprising settings of five Scottish ballads whose subject matter is almost exclusively violent happenings which take place against the beautiful background of the Scottish countryside. 'It was my intention to reflect this underlying irony in the way words are set to music. ' (J. W.)
First performed on 14 May 1982. Duration: c. 12 minutes.
First performed on 14 May 1982. Duration: c. 12 minutes.