Luke Bedford
*25.04.1978

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Luke Bedford
Good Dream She Has | for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and 14 players

Work Details
Year of composition: 2007-2008
Scored for: for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and 14 players
Composer: Luke Bedford
Text Source: Paradise Lost, published 1667
Text Author: Glyn Maxwell
Original Language: Englisch
Instrumentation: 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 0 0 - perc, hp, guit, vln, vla, vc, cb
Instrumentation details: alto flute; cor anglais; clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; bassoon (+cbsn); horn in F; trumpet in C; percussion(1); guitar; harp; violin; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Commissioned by: Commissioned by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group with financial assistance from Arts Council England West Midlands and the following Investors through BCMG’s Sound Investment scheme:

Anonymous
Viv and Hazel Astling
Valda and Leon Bailey
Bill Barry
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Duration (min): 15
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Licensing: Licensing Request
World Première
Location: CBSO Centre Birmingham / Great Britain
Date: 14.04.2008
Orchestra: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Main Soloists: Angela Tunstall, S; Susan Bickley, MS; Alan Belk, T

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