Ian Wilson
*26.12.1964

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Ian Wilson
Man-o'-War | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 2001
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Ian Wilson
Instrumentation: 3 2 2 3 - 4 2 3 1 - timp, perc(3), str
Instrumentation details: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb (+flhn); 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion(3); violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Commissioned by: Commissioned by the BBC for the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2001
Duration (min): 11
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World Première
Location: Royal Albert Hall London / Great Britain
Date: 06.08.2001
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor: Dmitri Sitkovetsky
Work Introduction

Wilson Winter finding CDIan Wilson’s latest CD, Winter finding, has just been released on the RTÉ Lyric fm label. Gerhard Markson and David Porcelijn conduct the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. The works included are an angel serves a small breakfast (1999, violin soloist Rebecca Hirsch), Man-o’-War [...]

Reviews

“As much as I admired the Vanbrugh Quartet’s recording of his String Quartets, I hadn’t expected Wilson’s orchestral writing to be this powerful. As he explained in his pre-Prom interview, he was playing on both definitions of the title – the Portuguese jellyfish and the naval [...]

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