Victoria Borisova-Ollas
*21.12.1969

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Victoria Borisova-Ollas
In a World Unspoken | for saxophone quartet and organ

Work Details
Year of composition: 2005
Scored for: for saxophone quartet and organ
Composer: Victoria Borisova-Ollas
Commissioned by: commissioned by Rikskonserter, Sweden
Duration (min): 10
Dedication: to Tetraphonics Saxophone Quartet
Purchase information: Selected editions are available on sale on request.
Licensing: Licensing Request
World Première
Location: Evangelische Stadtkirche Calw / Germany
Date: 10.12.2006
Orchestra: Tetraphonics Quartett
Main Soloists: Rose Reich, org
Work Introduction

Stockholm-based award-winning composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas was inspired in this piece by verses from The Soldier by the English poet Humbert Wolfe (1885-1940).  The first four lines read:

Down some cold field in a world unspoken

the young men are walking together, slim and tall,

and [...]