Charles Villiers Stanfords Serenade in F major, Op. 95 is a composition for a chamber ensamble consisting of nine soloists composed in 1905.
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Background
Stanford composed the Serenade between June and July 1905, at the same time as he was working on his sixth symphony.
Instrumentation
The composition is scored for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass.
Structure
The composition is in four movements:
- Allegro
- Allegro molto
- Andante
- Allegro comodo
Performance history
According to Dibble the first performance of the Serenade took place at the Aeolian Hall, London on the 25th of January 1906. He also notes a further performance by students at the Royal College of Music in 1913. However, Wilcox, citing Michael Bryant, states that the first public performance was in Sheffield in 1937.
References
Serenade in F major (Stanford) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA