Score & Part
Suite in Orange : trio for flute, viola and double bass / Ann Carr-Boyd.
Library shelf no. 785.4413/CAR 1 [Not for loan]
Work Overview
This work was commissioned for performance in the city of Orange
in western New South Wales, Australia and premiered there in
1994.
The presence of the double bass in the trio provided an
opportunity to showcase both the classical and jazz elements
associated with this instrument - the jazz element being
strongest in the first two movements. As indicated by the con
rubato marking, the mood and performance of the whole piece
should reflect the elements of freedom and improvisation found in
jazz.
The temptation to write a movement in blues style for the city of
Orange was overwhelming, and this is simply how the second
movement came about.
The third movement is related to the feeling of space which is so
much part of the inland areas of Australia - and it is in Orange
that the searing heat or chilling freeze of the west winds can be
felt. Something that for me is essentially Australian.
Work Details
Year: 1994
Instrumentation: Flute, viola, double bass.
Duration: 14 min.
Contents note: I. Way out West -- II. Blues in Orange -- III. West wind pastorale.
Commission note: Commissioned for performance in the city of Orange in western NSW
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Suites
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