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Sheet Music: Score & Part(s)Maralinga : for violin and piano / Matthew Hindsonby Matthew Hindson (2009)
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The Australian aboriginal word Maralinga may sound quite
beautiful to people outside of Australia, but to Australians its
connotations are much more sinister.
In the early 1950s, the nuclear arms race was underway amongst
the major nations of the world. Great Britain wanted to test its
recently acquired nuclear weapons, and Australia in the 1950s was
a place that still regarded Britain as 'home' (particularly the
Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies). Consequently
secret nuclear testing was conducted in the South Australian
desert, at Maralinga and Emu Creek between 1953-1963.
Tests included some very nasty experiments with kilograms of
plutonium which subsequently contaminated the test site.
Unfortunately, according to a subsequent Royal Commission into
the tests, it seems that the welfare of the Aboriginal
inhabitants and the Australian service personnel at the test
sites was never taken into account. Australian military personnel
were used as unwitting guinea pigs into the effects of radiation
from these experiments.
Maralinga was officially cleaned up by the year 2000, but the
site and its history remains a stain upon Australia's historical
record. This piece makes reference to the long Aboriginal history
at Maralinga as well as more recent events and attitudes.
Published by: Australian Music Centre (under licence from Faber Music) — 1 score 21p. -- B4 (portrait)) and 1 part (9p. -- B4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 11 mins
Commissioned by Wolf Trap Foundation for performance by Lara St. John.
First performance by Lara St. John, Aleksandar Madžar — 20 Mar 09. The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia, USA
Includes programme note.
Typeset edition.
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