Work Information
| Work Notes |
Commissioned by the NMC for the NMC Songbook which was released in 2009. |
Publisher |
Chester Music Ltd |
| Category |
Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players |
Year Composed |
2008 |
| Duration |
3 Minutes, 30 seconds |
Chorus |
Low Voice |
| Orchestration |
pf |
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| Full Score(s): |
CH78254 |
Full Score(s): |
Not available |
Programme Note
Nobody Comes was commissioned by NMC for the NMC Songbook to mark its 20th Anniversary in 2009. It was recorded and released by NMC records with Jean Rigby, mezzo soprano and Huw Watkins, piano and was first performed at in King’s Place in April 2009. The poem, by Thomas Hardy, sets a lonely and somewhat desolate scene. The song opens with a falling gesture, which is to become a recurring feature in the voice and piano. The climax of the piece features large expressive leaps for the voice with clangourous resounding harmony in the piano writing. After an impassioned outburst for solo voice, the piece quickly dies away, ending with an echo of the openings falling fragment.
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