In the 1970s, Birtwistle lived on the Scottish island of Raasay where he discovered that, due to centuries of Scottish Presbyterian prohibition, there was no surviving indigenous musical culture. The Tree of Spirits attempts to evoke a spirit of music that may have endured.
Instrumentation
String Quartet
Product Details
#HL 48022879
9780851628448
884088965839
M060126079
7.25"
10.25"
56 Pages
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