Work
Sir Arnold Bax Composer
The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, tone poem for orchestra
Performances: 3
Tracks: 3
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The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, tone poem for orchestraYear: 1931
Genre: Tone / Symphonic Poem
Pr. Instrument: Orchestra
Despite its fairy-tale like name, this tone poem (dedicated to Sir John Barbirolli) is not a children's piece. It is, however, almost a test piece, being written in 1931 between the Third and Fourth Symphonies when the enigma of symphonic form and the quest for perfection had almost become obsessions in the composer's mind. It seems that Bax may have paid little attention to the detail of this piece, concentrating instead on its overall form, since the manuscript contains uncharacteristically loose expression marks and timing instructions.
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