Music archive entry



Composer:
Giles Brindley
Title:
The Waterman's Daughter
Instrumentation:
Mezzo-soprano and wind quartet - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Duration:
3 minutes
Difficulty:
Moderate
Technical Issues:
The piece contains a number of sudden changes of tempo, requiring good co-ordination between the players.
Programme note:
This story is set on a Thames barge, a cargo vessel which, despite its large size, can be handled by one strong and experienced person. The music, which is tonal, is subordinate to the words. It contains 6 brief quotations from 5 well known classical works.
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