Global InformationSanguis Venenatus information
| Sanguis Venenatus | |
|---|---|
| by Andrew March | |
| English | Tainted blood |
| Period | Contemporary classical music |
| Genre | Music for strings |
| Form | Ternary form |
| Composed | 2009 |
| Recorded | 9 July 2011 Reduta Hall, Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| Duration | 5:30 |
| Scoring | String orchestra |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 20 March 2010 |
| Location | Todmorden, West Yorkshire |
| Conductor | Nicholas Concannon Hodges |
| Performers | Todmorden Orchestra |
| Written in memory of haemophiliacs who lost their lives due to contaminated blood | |
Sanguis Venenatus is an elegy for strings by English composer Andrew March written in memory of haemophiliacs (and others) affected by the Tainted Blood Scandal.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The elegy was included in a service on 30 March 2011, at Westminster Abbey[7] to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the UK legislation – the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. Sanguis Venenatus was dedicated to the late Lord Morris of Manchester, to recognise his long–standing support and advocacy for persons with haemophilia.[8]
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- ^ "Sanguis Venenatus – Andrew March & Moravian Philharmonic Strings Song – BBC Music". BBC. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02.
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- ^ Rosenberg, Donald (March 2013). "Eight works for string orchestra from four different orchestras". Gramophone. UK. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ Issac, Stuart (20 March 2010). "Reviews: March 20th 2010, Todmorden Town Hall". todmordenorchestra.org.uk. Todmorden Orchestra. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
The second part began with March's Elegy 'Sanguis Venenatus' (Tainted Blood), his first-hand musical metaphor for thousands of haemophiliacs given contaminated blood.
- ^ "Sanguis Venenatus" (2012) [Audio CD]. In Dimensions : works for string orchestra, Series: NV5895 Navona Records. London: RCM Library Catalogue, Royal College of Music.
- ^ "A service to mark the 40th anniversary of the coming into effect of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act (1970)" (PDF). Westminster Abbey. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 2020-04-18.