The Bream for Guitar |
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Date of composition | 1967 |
Opus number | 51 |
Type of work | Concert music |
Duration | 4½ mins |
Musical forces | Guitar |
First performance | 1970 |
First performance information | Turibo Santos (guitar) at the 1970 Concours International de Guitare, Paris |
Publisher | United Music Publishers Ltd |
Archive location | Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library) |
Archive contents | MS / BLYTON 47 • MS / BLYTON 48 |
Notes | Carey Blyton’s first piece for guitar; written at the suggestion of, and dedicated to, Julian Bream (but apparently never performed by him); first performance by Brazilian guitarist Turibo Santos at the 1970 Concours International de Guitare, Paris, first UK performance also given by Turibo Santos in 1970, in the Purcell Room |
…is quite fascinating and is constructed on traditional harmonies, but rich in clever and persuasive implications, with a fine use of artificial harmonics.
—Angelo Gilardino, Strumenti e Musica, May 1973