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Golden ring : for pianoforte solo

by Charles Bodman Rae (2012)

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Performance by Konstantin Shamray from the CD Golden ring

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Golden ring / Charles Bodman Rae.

Library shelf no. CD 2345 [Available for loan]

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Golden ring : for pianoforte solo / Charles Bodman Rae.

Library shelf no. 786.2/BOD 1 [Available for loan]

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Work Overview

Golden Ring in the latest in an occasional series of piano works inspired by the sound of continental European bells. This piece focusses on Russian Orthodox bell sounds as refracted through the music of Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov and Stravinsky, hence the title, which refers to the 'Golden Ring' of Muscovy, the orthodox cathedral towns and cities that encircle Moscow. Musically it takes as its point of departure the extraordinary tritone juxtaposition of dominant seventh chords used by Mussorgsky for his spectacular depiction of Russian Orthodox bells in the second scene of his opera Boris Godunov. To these two chords I have added two others, all sharing a common tritone. The work is essentially a succession of harmonic variations on these quintessentially Russian bell harmonies. The contrasting middle section includes a reference to the brighter bell harmonies in the memorable closing scene of Stravinsky's Svadebka (Les Noces).

Work Details

Year: 2012

Instrumentation: Pianoforte solo.

Duration: 10 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Dedication note: Dedicated to Konstantin Shamray

Written for: Konstantin Shamray

Commission note: Commissioned for the 2012 Adelaide Festival of Arts

First performance: by Konstantin Shamray at The festival @ LUNCH (Elder Hall) on 16 Mar 2012

Performances of this work

16 Mar 2012: at The festival @ LUNCH (Elder Hall). Featuring Konstantin Shamray.

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