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Poems of Solitary Delights

for orchestra and tenor (narrator)

Year:  1985   ·  Duration:  13m
Instrumentation:  1111; 2110; 3 perc. ; harp, piano/harpsichord; strings (no cb) | (Perc: 2 roto-toms, triangle, crotales, marimba, vibraphone)

Year:  1985
Duration:  13m
Instrumentation  1111; 2110; 3 perc. ; harp,...

Jack Body
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Composer:   Jack Body

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About

A setting of a cycle of poems by nineteenth century Japanese poet Tachibana Akemi, poems that are, by turns, amusing, reflective, profound.


Text note

Text by Tachibana Akemi (translated by Bownas and Thwaite)


Performance history

21 Oct 1986: Performed by the NZSO, conducted by John Hopkins

30 Apr 2004: Performed by the NZSO, conducted by Kenneth Young. Paul Chappory, tenor.

Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Robert Easting, and conducted by Kenneth Young

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