Airs for the season at Strawberry Hill House, London on Thursday 21st July 2016

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Airs for the season

Add to my Calendar 21-07-2016 19:30 21-07-2016 21:30 36 Airs for the season Flute, harp and ‘cello sounds like such an obvious combination to modern ears, that is hard to believe that it was was a relatively new concept in the 18th Century. Although all three achieved recognisable forms in the late 17th Century, each was undergoing rapid developments in construction and design and composers were beginning to explore the way in which their tones and timbres, quite unlike their modern counterparts, interacted with each other. Here we explore a programme of music from the cutting edge on the late 18th Century, including a trio composed for harpist Edward Jones by J C Bach, sonatas with continuo by Abel, Cirri, and Paxton, and a selection of charming suites by James Oswald, each named after a seasonal plant of flower, and maybe a social dance tune or two. Strawberry Hill House, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Strawberry Hill House
268 Waldegrave Road
Twickenham
London
TW1 4ST
England

Thursday 21st July 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Stephen Paxton – Sonata no.2 for Violoncello in D Major, Op.3
James Cervetto – Sonata no. 2 for Flute and Bass in D Major, Op. 3
James Oswald – Airs for the Season: The Heliotrope

Performers

Rosemar Edward – Violoncello
Mike Parker – Harp
William Summers – flute

Programme Note

Flute, harp and ‘cello sounds like such an obvious combination to modern ears, that is hard to believe that it was was a relatively new concept in the 18th Century. Although all three achieved recognisable forms in the late 17th Century, each was undergoing rapid developments in construction and design and composers were beginning to explore the way in which their tones and timbres, quite unlike their modern counterparts, interacted with each other.

Here we explore a programme of music from the cutting edge on the late 18th Century, including a trio composed for harpist Edward Jones by J C Bach, sonatas with continuo by Abel, Cirri, and Paxton, and a selection of charming suites by James Oswald, each named after a seasonal plant of flower, and maybe a social dance tune or two.

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