Victoria Borisova-Ollas
*21.12.1969

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Victoria Borisova-Ollas
The Kingdom of Silence | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 2003
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Victoria Borisova-Ollas
Instrumentation: 3 3 4 4 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp, pno, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+alto fl); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; harp; piano (+cel); violin I; violin II; violin III; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Commissioned by: Commissioned by Gothenburg Art Sounds (GAS) Festival 2003 an Rikskonserter, Sweden.
Duration (min): 15
Dedication: In memoriam of Nikolai Korndorf
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World Première
Location: Gothenburg Concert Hall Gothenburg / Sweden
Date: 16.10.2003
Orchestra: Göteborgs Symfoniker
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Work Introduction

The mysterious country where we all should go to after our lifetime has many different names, The Kingdom of Silence is one of them. The composition starts as a lullaby where glockenspiel and celesta play a rather simple melody, wrapped in the "echo" of string instruments. Gradually we are [...]

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