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Benjamin Britten. Two Portraits for Strings. 1930. Sheet Music. Viola. String Orchestra. VLA. STR ORCH. Benjamin Britten.

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Benjamin Britten. Twee portrette vir Strykers. 1930. Sheet Music. Violet. String Orchestra. VLA. STR Orch. Benjamin Britten.

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Britten's Two Portraits for strings - the composer himself called them 'Sketches' - were composed in August and September 1930, during the summer holidays preceding the sixteen-year-old composer's first term at the Royal College of Music, in London. Both are musical depictions of character, the first portraying Britten's school friend, David Layton, and the second, introducing a solo Viola. Britten's own string instrument. , a self-portrait of the composer. According to Britten's diary, he planned to compose a third portrait, again for strings, that was to depict another school friend, Peter Floyd, but this movement was not written. However, David Layton was to be portrayed again, though very differently, in Britten's later quartet suite, Alla Quartetto Serioso. 1933. , itself revised and re-titled in 1936 as Three Divertimenti. The Pencil manuscript score, in the Britten-Pears Library at Aldeburgh, although hastily written, is very detailed, ad dynamics and phrasing are carefully notated throughout. However in several places in the first 'Portrait' the notes themselves are either difficult to decipher, or, due to the highly chromatic nature of the music, difficult to interpret - in some cases Britten has clearly made notational 'spelling' mistakes, which have been silently corrected in this editon. A list of those places where the reading of the manuscript is doubtful may be obtained from the Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh. As with virtually all orchestral music from his youth, Britten did not hear either 'Portrait' performed. The first performance of Two Portraits was given by the Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 5th December 1995, as part of a series entitled 'Britten's Apprenticeship'. The first concert performance of Portrait No.1 was given by the Britten Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andreas Mitisek, at the Konzerthaus, Schubert-Saal, Vienna, on 10th February 1996. The first concert performance of Portrait No.2 was given by Sinfonia 21, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, on 8th February 1996 at St John's, Smith Square, London. Martin Altrim was the Viola soloist.

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Britten se twee portrette vir strykers - die komponis self het hulle 'Sketse' - is saamgestel in Augustus en September 1930 tydens die somervakansie wat die sestien-jarige komponis se eerste kwartaal by die Royal College of Music in Londen. Albei is musikale uitbeeldings van karakter, die eerste uitbeelding Britten se skool vriend, David Layton, en die tweede, die bekendstelling van 'n solo Viola. Britten se eie string instrument. , 'N self-portret van die komponis. Volgens Britten se dagboek, het hy beplan 'n derde portret te komponeer, weer vir strykers, dit was 'n ander skool vriend, Peter Floyd te beeld nie, maar hierdie beweging was nie geskryf. Maar Dawid Layton was om weer uitgebeeld, maar baie anders, in Britten se later kwartet suite, Alla Quartetto Serioso. 1933. Self hersien en weer die titel in 1936 as 'n Drie Divertimenti. Die Pencil manuskrip telling, in die Britten-Pears Biblioteek by Aldeburgh, hoewel haastig geskryf is, is baie gedetailleerde, ad dinamika en frasering word noukeurig genoteer regdeur. Maar in verskeie plekke in die eerste "Portret 'die notas hulself óf moeilik om te ontsyfer, of, as gevolg van die hoogs chromatiese aard van die musiek, moeilik om te interpreteer - in sommige gevalle Britten het duidelik gemaak notasie' spelling se foute, wat is stilweg gekorrigeer in hierdie editon. 'N Lys van die plekke waar die lees van die manuskrip is te betwyfel kan verkry word van die Britten-Pears Biblioteek, Aldeburgh. Soos met feitlik al orkesmusiek van sy jeug, het Britten nie óf "Portret 'uitgevoer hoor. Die eerste vertoning van twee portrette is deur die Noord-Sinfonia, wat deur Martyn Brabbins, uitgesaai deur die BBC Radio 3 op 5 Desember 1995 as deel van 'n reeks getiteld "Britten se vakleerlingskap". Die eerste konsert prestasie van Portrait No.1 is gegee deur die Britten Kamerorkes gedoen deur Andreas Mitisek, by die Konzerthaus, Schubert-Saal, Wene, op 10 Februarie 1996. Die eerste konsert prestasie van Portrait No.2 is Februarie 1996 gegee deur Sinfonia 21, wat deur Martyn Brabbins, op 8 by St John's, Smith Square, Londen. Martin Altrim was die Viola solis.