Serenade in F major (Stanford)
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Charles Villiers Stanford's Serenade in F major, Op. 95 is a composition for a chamber ensemble of nine soloists, composed in 1905.[1][2][3]
Background
Stanford composed the Serenade between June and July 1905, at the same time as he was working on his sixth symphony.[1]
Instrumentation
Structure
The composition is in four movements:
- Allegro
- Allegro molto
- Andante
- Allegro comodo
Performance history
According to Dibble the first performance of the Serenade took place at the Aeolian Hall, London on 25 January 1906.[4] He also notes a further performance by students at the Royal College of Music in 1913. However, Wilcox, citing Michael Bryant, states that the first public performance was in Sheffield in 1937.[3]
