Sailing to Byzantium
Composition
Inglis, B. 2020. Sailing to Byzantium. Chipping Norton, UK Composers Edition.
| Title of work | Sailing to Byzantium |
|---|---|
| Creators | Inglis, B. |
| Description | Sailing to Byzantium takes its inspiration primarily from the poem of the same name by WB Yeats, and from the mythological philosophy underlying the poem which has its fullest expression in Yeats’ prose book A Vision. The themes of the book and poem, and hence the piece, are time and transformation; these themes led me to a further source of inspiration, TS Eliot’s Four Quartets (in particular the first poem). In Sailing to Byzantium Yeats evokes a vision of a journey through sacred, purifying fire to arrive at the fabled paradise of Byzantium, a place where everything is transmuted into art and the poet himself is transformed into an exquisitely crafted golden bird. I That is no country for old men… II An aged man is but a paltry thing… III O sages standing in God’s holy fire IV Once out of nature First full performance: Rachel Barnes, recorders, St Cyprian's Church, Glentworth St London, 16 November 2002 |
| Output media | Music score |
| Keywords | recorder; birdsong; WB Yeats; microtones; multiphonics |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
| Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
| Research Group | Music group |
| Event | Rare Bird |
| Publisher or commissioning body | Composers Edition |
| Place of publication | Chipping Norton, UK |
| First publicly available date | |
| 10 Nov 2020 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 12 Feb 2016 |
| Deposited | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Output status | Published |
| Web address (URL) | https://composersedition.com/brian-inglis-sailing-to-byzantium/ |
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