A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6 (Delius, Frederick)

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7254.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1997.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7254.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7565.
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15 more: Oboe 1, 2, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2, 3, Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2, 3, Sarrusophone • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani 1, 2 • Glockenspiel, Bass Drum, Cymbals • Celesta • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7255.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7565.
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Work Title A Song of the High Hills
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 高い丘の歌; Песнь высоких холмов
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Composer Delius, Frederick
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. RT II/6
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFD 36
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1911-1912
First Performance. 1920 February 26 conducted by Albert Coates (soloists Maud Willby and Norman Stone; Philharmonic Choir)
First Publication. 1915, Leuckart
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation soprano, tenor, wordless chorus, 3 flutes (3 also takes piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets in B♭, bass clarinet in B♭, 3 bassoons, sarrusophone or contrabassoon, 6 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 3 tenor trombones, tuba, timpani (3 players), percussion (bass drum, glockenspiel, cymbals), celesta, 2 harps, strings
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"1911" on the score but evidence in his correspondence, etc. "points to" his having begun the work in 1911 and completed the work sometime around summer 1912. (Lionel Carley, 2002 notes to Danacord recording of the piece (Aarhus Symphony/Bo Holten).)

Full score published 1923 by Universal Edition. (Monatsbericht (1923), p.57.) UE reissue plates: U.E. 6912 (score), U.E. 6913 (parts), U.E. 6914 (chorus parts), U.E. 7016 (study score).