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Soliliquy for Solferino, A
General Info
Year: 2012
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: "Difficult" (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Studio Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - ₤74.95 | Score Only (print) - ₤25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III-IV
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Glockenspiel I-II
- Mark Tree
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Battle of Solferino was fought in northern Italy on 24th June 1859 between the alliance of France and Sardinia, and Austria. After some 15 hours of fighting the Austrians retreated, leaving some 40,000 killed or injured. Such medical forces that existed were unable to cope. Many died from simple wounds. At the same time, a Swiss businessman and social activist, Henry Dunant, was passing through the region and witnessed the suffering of the soldiers left on the battlefield. He set about a process that led to the Geneva Conventions and the foundation of the International Red Cross movement. All this is detailed in Dunant’s book titled A Memory of Solferino.
A Soliloquy for Solferino is dedicated “to those who work for healing and building a better world”. The piece was commissioned by a consortium of bands from around the world, including the University of Florida.
- Program Note from University of Florida Symphonic Band concert program, 29 November 2018
To those who work for healing and building a better world.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus Lakeshore Wind Ensemble (Mark Sackman, conductor) – 4 May 2019
- University of Florida (Gainesville) Symphonic Band (John M. Watkins, Jr., conductor) – 29 November 2018
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Symphony Band (Peter Haberman, conductor) – 29 April 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cane River Murals (2012)
- Clarinet Concerto (2001)
- Club Europe (2002)
- The Cries of London (2005)
- Divertimento for Wind Dectet (1999/2001)
- Dona Nobis Pacem (1995)
- Five Manx Romances (2017)
- From Kitty Hawk to the Stars
- Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun (2022)
- Menorcan Dances (2019)
- Natalis (1993)
- New World Dances (1999)
- Ovation (2001)
- Paris Sketches (1994)
- Paris Sketches (ed. Reynish) (1994/2004)
- Prelude for Hampstead Heath (1990)
- Requiescant Aberfan (2009)
- Roman Trilogy (2014)
- A Silent Movie Suite (2013)
- A Soliliquy for Solferino (2012)
- Symphony for Winds (1997)
- Tales from Andersen (2006)
- Tuba Concerto (1988)
- Venetian Spells (1984)
- Via Crucis (2006)
Resources
- Ellerby, M. (2012). A Soliloquy for Solferino [score]. Studio Music: London.
- Martin Ellerby website Accessed 27 December 2018