Sheet Music: ScoreElegy : for solo viola and strings / Peter Sculthorpeby Peter Sculthorpe (2006)
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Father Arthur Bridge is the founder of the funding organization,
Ars Musica Australis.
Following the commissioning of this work by the organization, his
mother, Elaine, died. I decided to dedicate the work to her
memory. In this way I also pay tribute to Arthur for his immense
contribution to Australian music.
In one movement, the Elegy begins with an extended melody played
by the soloist. Marked intenso and harmonized by a ground bass,
this material forms the basis of the work. It is followed by the
Kyrie from the Plainsong Mass of the Dead, the chant played first
by cellos and then by violas. Above it, the soloist adds a
counter-melody, recalling intervals, especially seconds and
fifths, heard in the first part. The music culminates in a
march-like section, molto risoluto, leading to a climax and to a
final statement of the chant.
Following the Kyrie, the march-like music appears in a new guise.
Played first as a viola solo and then by the orchestra, it leads
to the climax of the work. The opening music then returns here
marked calmo, and this leads to an extended coda.
P.S.
Published by: Australian Music Centre (under licence from Faber Music) — 1 score (40p. -- A4 (portrait))
Duration: 17 mins, 30 sec.
Commissioned by Rev. Dr Arthur Bridge for performance by Ars Musica Australis.
First performance by Francis Kefford, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Ronald Prussing — 17 Jun 06. City Recital Hall, Sydney
Includes programme note.
Typeset edition.
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