Sextet (Old Kings in Exile)
(2010)for flute, clarinet, percussion, violin, cello and piano
Duration: 20'
Scoring
fl(=afl,picc).cl(=bcl)-perc(1):vib/BD/tam-t/4tpl.bl/3susp.cym-pft-vln.vlc
Abbreviations (PDF)
Publisher
Bote & Bock
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
04/07/2011
Drapers' Hall, London
Nash Ensemble
Press Quotes
"Dean made brilliant use of his unorthodox line-up of string trio with flute, clarinet and percussion... In all, a masterly achievement." (Ivan Hewett, Daily Telegraph, 05 Jul 2011)
"Low rumblings on a bass drum and edgy scraping from a violin with a paper clip fixed over one string rouse the music into action and from there it keeps rising in rhythmic energy and falling back again into a pit of primeval noises, each time reinventing itself with new material. It is an evocative work and skilfully crafted." (Richard Fairman, Financial Times, 05 Jul 2011)
Recommended Recording
Syzygy Ensemble
(independent release, 2015)
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