David Fennessy
*01.01.1976

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David Fennessy
This is how it feels (Another Bolero) | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 2007/2009
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: David Fennessy
Instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 0 - timp, perc(2), vln.I, vln.II, vla, vc, cb(2)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; timpani; 1st percussion (vibraphone, medium or large timpani); 2nd percussion (tubular bells, piccolo timpani); violin I(8); violin II(6); viola(4); violoncello(4); 1st contrabass(1); 2nd contrabass(1)
Commissioned by: Commissioned by RTE for the RTE Concert Orchestra and premiered by them at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on 17 February as part of the Living Music Festival 2008 conducted by David Brophy
Duration (min): 18
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Licensing: Licensing Request
World Première
Location: National Concert Hall Dublin / Republic of Ireland
Date: 17.02.2008
Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Conductor: David Brophy
Work Introduction

I had a strange image in mind as I started work on this piece. It was of a microscopic orchestra all seated in the swirl of a fingerprint. I was thinking about the point of contact between a bowed open string and a violinist’s finger and an entire orchestral sound was seeping out from [...]

Reviews

My own highlight of the evening, if not the festival, was the world premiere performance of RTÉ Commission This is how it feels (Another Bolero) by Irish composer David Fennessy (b. 1976). The composer's own remarks in respect to the piece include the realisation that 'the shape of the whole [...]

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