Morton Feldman
12.01.1926—03.09.1987

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Morton Feldman
The Viola in My Life 4 | for viola and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1971
Scored for: for viola and orchestra
Composer: Morton Feldman
Soloinstruments/Soloists: viola
Instrumentation: 2 3 3 2 - 2 2 2 1 - perc(2), hp, cel, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; tenor trombone; bass trombone; tuba; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; harp; celesta (+pno); violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Commissioned by: Venice Biennale
Duration (min): 20

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World Première
Location: Venedig / Italy
Date: 16.09.1971
Conductor: Marcello Panni
Main Soloists: Karen Phillips (viola)
Work Introduction

The cycle The Viola in My Life was begun in July 1970 in Honolulu (composed especially for Karen Phillips, resident performer at Hawaii University) and consists of individual compositions utilising various instrumental combinations with the viola.

“The compositional format is quite simple. [...]

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