Concerto for Violin & Orchestra - "Eleven Eleven"
(2017)
by Danny Elfman
- Description
- violin and orchestra
- Duration
- 40
- Genres
- Solo Instruments with Orchestra
- Instrumentation
- 3(III=picc).2.ca.2.bcl.3(III=cbsn) - 4.3.2.btrbn.1(=cimbasso) - timp - perc(4): [I vib/tgl/susp cyms (lrg & med)/cym/tam-t (med)/claves (mounted)/wdbl (picc, high, med, low)]; [II chimes/tgl/susp cyms (lrg, med & sml)/cym/tam-t/claves (mounted)/wdbl/tamb/BD]; [III xyl or mar/susp cyms (med & sml)/tamb/tgl/wdbl (picc, high, med)/SD/tom-t (8" & 10")]; [IV song bells & glsp (or full-sized C3-C6 glsp)/tgl/susp cym (lrg & med)/SD/tamb/tom-t (10", 12" & 14")/BD w/ cym attachment] - harp - cel - strings (vlns I & II to be played antiphonally)
- Commission
- Concerto for Violin ("Eleven, Eleven") was jointly commissioned by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Stanford Live, Stanford University and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- First Performance
- 21.6.2017, Prague Proms, Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic: Sandy Cameron/Czech National SO/John Mauceri
- Availability
- Score and parts for hire
- Programme Notes
- “I’m aiming for a concept with it that’s very tricky. To answer the question is it possible to write challenging orchestra music that’s not alienating to someone who listens to film music, and more specifically my film music, but at the same time, to not make it fell like film music, but something more? This was a very difficult challenge but that was my goal.”Danny Elfman on the Violin Concerto