VWV 61 · Duet · 2023 ·
The Balcony Contest
Serenata — with Isabella Laurent
- Catalogue
- VWV 61
- Form
- Serenata
- Scoring
- Baritone, soprano & orchestra
- Composed
- 2023
- Duration
- 6:19
A serenata in which a suitor sings beneath a balcony and is answered, unexpectedly, with sharp wit rather than swooning consent. The duet sparkles as a contest of charm — his earnest courting parried by her clever rebuffs — before warmth quietly wins the argument.
From The Laurent Duets · NV-009
Performance materials +
- Forces
- Baritone, soprano & orchestra
- Tessitura
- Baritone solo (G2–F4)
- Materials
- Full score, Study score, Set of orchestral parts
- Availability
- On hire · Voss Editions
- Grade
- Advanced — professional ensemble
- ISMN
- 979-0-706061-427-8
