• Michael Nyman
  • Queen of the Night (The Draughtsman's Contract) (1982)

  • Chester Music Ltd (World)

Exclusive to the Michael Nyman Band
Roach/Gregory/Roach
Unavailable for performance.

  • 2ssx(asx).barsx:(picc:fl)/hn.tpt.btbn(euph)/pf/2vn.va.vc/ebgtr
  • also available for sax ensemble/pf.ebgtr
  • 6 min

Programme Note

Queen of the Night. Based on a Purcell song, from the Yorkshire Feast Song, which I remember singing as a school kid, it is based on an amazingly minimal ground bass that modulates and that I have slightly ‘reggaefied.’ The final section uses that prevalent bass line to support a totally different melodic and harmonic world.

Media

Queen Of The Night - 2004 Digital Remaster

Discography

The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract
  • Label
    MN Records
  • Catalogue Number
    MNRCD105
  • Conductor
    Michael Nyman
  • Ensemble
    Michael Nyman Band
  • Released
    17th October 2005

Nyman/Greenaway Revisited

Nyman/Greenaway Revisited
  • Label
    MN Records
  • Catalogue Number
    MNRCD106
  • Conductor
    Michael Nyman
  • Ensemble
    Michael Nyman Band
  • Released
    17th October 2005
Title Unavailable
  • Label
    Tring
  • Catalogue Number
    TRING007
  • Ensemble
    London Saxophonic
Title Unavailable
  • Label
    Virgin Venture
  • Catalogue Number
    CDVE 924
  • Ensemble
    Michael Nyman Band
Title Unavailable
  • Label
    Virgin
  • Catalogue Number
    CASCD1158
  • Ensemble
    Michael Nyman Band

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