Quick Facts
- Single movement piece for orchestra that functions similarly to an overture
- Written in 1948; first performed, by the Birmingham Symphony Players conducted by George Weldon at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall in 1949
About the Piece
- Listen for –
- The brief solo “song” for oboe at the beginning that reappears among various instruments throughout the remainder of the work
- Fun fact – Gipps wrote the oboe solo with the intention of playing it herself
- The brief solo “song” for oboe at the beginning that reappears among various instruments throughout the remainder of the work
- Song for Orchestra is among the composer’s lesser-known works1
Sources
- Lewis Foreman, Notes in accompanying booklet, Ruth Gipps – Symphonies Nos 2 & 4… performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Rumon Gamba, CHAN 20078, 2018, compact disc.
Cut IDs
25015