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Fantasy on 'Grey Rocks, Grey Sea' : a Chordwainers shanty / Karlin Greenstreet Love.
Library shelf no. 785.86214/LOV 3 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Grey Rocks, Grey Sea is a Celtic-influenced tune performed by The Chordwainers on leather instruments made by the late Tasmania sculptor, Garry Greenwood. This work extends the Chordwainers' versions with shifting tonal centres, higher range, and counterpoint.
Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: Clarinet quartet: Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, basset horn OR alto clarinet, bass clarinet.
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Altissimo in all parts, some cross-rhythms. No extended techniques.
Commission note: Commissioned by Clarion 214, Richard Mason.. Commissioned by Richard Mason and Clarion 214 for the Australian Clarinet & Saxophone Festival July 2011
First performance: by Clarion 214 — 5 Jul 11. Australian Clarinet & Saxophone Festival, Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
Subjects
- Influenced by: Celtic folk music
Performances of this work
5 Mar 2017: at Tasmanian Clarinet Quartet LX Concert (Sawtooth ARI). Featuring Tasmanian Clarinet Quartet.
5 Jul 11: Australian Clarinet & Saxophone Festival, Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne. Featuring Clarion 214.
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