- 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