A King In Vienna, Op. 2
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Publisher Lake Of Songs
Type Orchestral
Year Composed 2007
Timing 8 Minutes
Orchestration 2 Fl/2 Ob/2 Cl/2 Bsn/4 Hrn/2 Tp/2 Tmb/Timp/2 perc/hp/str
2010 Edition Pocket edition
(No longer available)
About Above: King Etzel enters Vienna on horseback
A King In Vienna, Taylor's first tone/symphonic poem almost didn't happen. It was originally to be a full four movement symphony that sat unfinished for over a year. After writing a few smaller pieces, Taylor went back to these symphony sketches to create the lush, majestic sound textures that are "A King In Vienna".
A King In Vienna is based on the German epic poem of the middle ages entitled "The Nibelungenlied (Song of the Nibelungs)". More information can be found here.
After reading this story, Taylor was also inspired by a scene from it, where King Etzel arrives to the city of Vienna on horseback. Below is a painting of this scene that exists.
Below: One of Taylor's sketches for the supposed"Symphony No. 1"
