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Sheet Music: ScoreThe hermit thrush and the astronaut : solo double bass / Kate Moore.by Kate Moore (2012)
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Something ancient, something modern, something timeless:
At this moment there is a carved astronaut caught amidst engraved
vine leaves on the pillars of an ancient cathedral and there is a
bird that has for centuries sung the same song but refuses at all
costs, each time it sings, to repeat it in the same way. The
bird's tune is captured by a distant memory of an ancient
forgotten past. It bubbles to the surface, overflowing with the
excitement of coming to life as something new, never heard
before.
Written while on residence in New Hampshire, the piece was
inspired by the infinitely varied birdsong of the hermit thrush,
a native bird to the area, and the stone engraving of an
astronaut on the door of the Salamanca cathedral in Spain. The
collision of old and new worlds forms the crucible in which the
music is forged.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (8p. -- A3 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 13 mins
Dedicated to Robert Black
First performance 5 Jun 13. International Bass Convention Rochester NY, USA
Typeset edition.
ISMN: 979-0-720135-69-4
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