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Playground
| Composed |
1964 |
| Duration |
8' |
| Instrumentation |
Symphony Orchestra: 2+picc, 2+cor, 2+bass cl, 2 - 4321 - timp+3 - Hp - strings |
| Comments |
This piece has a 'dark' feel about it. It could be written from the child's or the teacher's point of view; or indeed from the Playground's aspect ...dark, gloomy, spooky at night, but then coming alive with noise and energy during the day, but still with a feeling of foreboding. |
| Performances |
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, 1998 |
| Recordings |
CD "Collection of Dances and Overtures by Scottish Composers", BBC SSO conducted by William Conway. |
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