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A History of the Thé Dansant (1994)
(A History of the The Dansant)- Novello & Co Ltd (World)
Commissioned for the 21st anniversary of the Burnham Market Concerts with financial assistance from the Eastern Arts Board and The Lady Margaret Douglas-Home Trust.
A History of the Thé Dansant was written for and first performed by Barbara Rearick and Martin Jones in Burnham Market in August 1994. This work is a setting of poems by MR Peacocke, the composer's sisterm which were suggested by the discovery of a collection of snapshots of the composer's parents on holiday in the South of France in the 1920's with their friend Roger Quilter. The poems are taken from 'Selves' by M R Peacocke (Peterloo Poets, 1995).
- Mezzo soprano/pf
- mezzo-soprano; 1(pic)111/0+hn.0.0.0/perc/hp/str
- 9 min
- M R Peacocke
Programme Note
Commissioned for the twenty first anniversary of the Burnham Market Concerts, with financial assistance from the Eastern Arts Board and the Lady Margaret Douglas-Home Trust, A History of the Thé Dansant was written for and first performed by Barbara Rearick and Martin Jones in Burnham Market in August 1994. This work is a setting of poems by M R Peacocke, the composer's sister, which were suggested by the discovery of a collection of snapshots of the composer's parents on holiday in the South of France in the 1920's with their friend Roger Quilter. The poems are taken from 'Selves' by M R Peacocke (Peterloo Poets (1995).