Silver Ladders
| Silver Ladders | |
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| by St. Louis Symphony and Meet the Composer | |
| Dedication | Leonard Slatkin |
| Duration | 23 minutes |
| Movements | 3 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | January 9, 1987 |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Performers | St. Louis Symphony |
Silver Ladders is an
Composition
Silver Ladders has a duration of roughly 23 minutes and is composed in three movements. The word "ladders" in the title alludes to the use of ascending melodic lines throughout the work.[1]
Instrumentation
The work is scored for a large orchestra comprising two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, four percussionists, harp, piano (doubling celesta), and strings.[1]
Reception
Reviewing an eponymous ballet set to the music, Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times lauded the work, writing, "Like many of her contemporaries, Ms. Tower is strong on dramatic texture. Beginning with a drum roll and chimes, her score varies light percussion with turbulence."[2]
The piece won the 1990
References
- ^ G. Schirmer Inc.Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (October 24, 1998). "Ballet Review; A Moment To Unveil The New". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Short Takes: Joan Tower Wins Music Award". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1990. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Tsontakis' Violin Concerto No. 2 Wins $200,000 Grawemeyer Prize". NewMusicBox. November 30, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
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