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| Title | St Therinus meets His Highness |
| Contributors |
Derek Ball (composer) |
| Composition date | 2013 |
| Duration (mins) | 1 |
| Category | instrumental trio |
| Instrumentation | Vn B-Cl P-A |
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| Programme Note | I'm sure it was all very sad at the time (3rd century Albania) but my frivolous mind can go no further than the image of the saint and the Roman emperor cautiously circling around one another, their pace mutually quickening as predator closes on prey. That's the central idea of this tiny piece. History tells us that Therinus was massacred by the emperor Decius, although possibly he brought it on by himself by pure stubbornness. Shortly afterwards Decius himself was massacred by the Goths, and there's no doubt that he was really asking for it. Go the Goths! -Derek Ball, Aug 2013 |
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