Format : Vocal Score
Witold Lutoslawski: Strawchain & Other Songs was written in 1951 for Polish Radio Strawchain & Other Songs presents a series of contrasting songs about nature andpeople. Strawchain itself is a set of variations where the Piano weaves around the unchanging melody. Lutoslawski's idiom is carefully crafted with short memorable motifs and imaginativeresponses to the mixture of Polish traditional poems and contemporary writers. Arranged and translated into English by Marie Pooler. The full score of the original orchestration is available for sale order number:SOS03307.
SKU: HL.14035403
UPC: 884088810498. 11.0x17.0x0.129 inches.
SKU: HL.14019681
UPC: 884088447533. 7.0x10.0x0.018 inches.
A folk song based on Polish words by Julian Tuwim for SSA and piano. Handy as a short item to include in a Junior/Middle school concert.
SKU: HL.14019682
ISBN 9780711969636. 8.75x11.75x0.067 inches.
SKU: HL.14019657
UPC: 884088490324. 8.5x11.0x0.166 inches.
The original version of this work, scored for chamber orchestra, was written in 1950 in response to a commission from Warsaw Radio. In the following year the composer revised and slightly extended the work and rescored it for symphony orchestra. The first performance was given by the Warsaw Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Grzegorz Fitelberg, in Warsaw in April 1951. The work uses folk melodies from the village of Machow in the region of Rzeszow, east of Cracow. Duration c.11 mins. Full score and orchestral parts available on hire from the publisher.