Zodiac

[for] orchestra /
Richard Rodney Bennett.
[music] :
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Bennett, Richard Rodney, 1936-
Contributors: Thomson, Bryden, 1928-1991, former owner
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Format: Musical Score Book
Published / Created: Borough Green, Kent : Novello, c1977.
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Notes:Reproduced from holograph.

Duration: ca. 17:00.

Publisher's no.: Cat. no. 89 0083 03.

Work "commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington D.C., on the occasion of the Bicentennial celebrations."

"The first performance was given by the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington D.C., conducted by Antal Dorati on 30 March 1976 in Washington."

"This work ... consists of twelve sections, each representing a sign of the Zodiac."

Composer's note at end of holograph: "[composed in] London Dec. [19]76 - Jan. [19]76".

Dedicated "to Elisabeth Lutyens for her 70th birthday, with love and admiration".

NLI copy signed by Bryden Thomson on title page.

Facsimile study score.

Physical description: 1 score (50 p.) ; 28 x 22 cm.

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