| …the music is, as always with Blyton, an attractive mixture of brevity and immediacy of appeal… | ||
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| …the music is, as always with Blyton, an attractive mixture of brevity and immediacy of appeal… | ||
| —Musical Opinion |
Click the quotation text to discover what it refers to!
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South Coast Postcards is a score which was completed in 1998. The orchestra used is for double woodwind, two trumpets, two horns, percussion (including piano) and strings.
There are three postcards. All are miniature tone poems; so in movement 1 a picture of kites flying over, and falling down, and being launched from the slopes of Butser Hill is presented. Number 2 visits Emsworth Harbour on an autumnal, rather overcast evening and number 3, Roller-Coaster, is an energetic contrast of movement and dipping fun.
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| Composer | Title | Forces | Total duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thompson | South Coast Postcards for orchestra | Orchestra | 9¾ mins | |||
| # | Composer | Movement | Forces | Duration | ||
| 1 | Peter Thompson | I Kites over Butser | Orchestra | 2½ mins | ||
| 2 | II Emsworth Harbour | 4¾ mins | ||||
| 3 | III Roller-Coaster | 2¼ mins | ||||
In the absence of a live recording of this piece, the Sibelius NotePerformer Orchestra, conducted by John Meccanico, has obliged to give you an idea of how it sounds.
Catalogue code: FM252 • Published: 23rd May 2022
Entry last updated: 23rd May 2022