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These men : A song cycle to commemorate the centenary of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign by ANZAC forces

by Ross Fiddes (2014)

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Performance by Ayse Gӧknur Shanal, Ross Fiddes from the CD Çanakkale

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Work Overview

Written to 7 poems of the late Leon Gellert (1892-1977), who was a Lance-Sergeant of the 10th Battalion, landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
There is a separate 2-3 minute Postlude (probably only suitable for a male singer) - 'The Husband'. The cycle traverses scenes and emotions of the campaign from the landing, through battle, to the leaving when the sore is empty save for the dead.

Work Details

Year: 2014

Instrumentation: High voice, piano.

Duration: 17 min.

Difficulty: Advanced — Wide-ranging vocals, good technical proficiency, demanding musically & vocal stamina

Contents note: The Attack At Dawn -- The Rendezvous -- These Men -- Sights -- Armageddon -- The Cross -- The Last To Leave -- The Husband (postlude to the cycle).

Commission note: Commissioned and written for Ayse Goknur Shanal

First performance: by Ayse Gӧknur Shanal, Patrick Keith — 9 Apr 15. Paddington Uniting Church, Sydney

The composer notes: The style is by turns dramatic and lyrical. It is also essentially melody driven. The work is sung-through for the entire 16 minutes, but each poem sits individually from the others connected by short codas and/or introductions from the piano.

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Performances of this work

24 Apr 2019: at Gallipoli Songs (Dubbo RSL Club). Featuring Ayse Gӧknur Shanal, Patrick Keith.

27 Apr 2019: at Gallipoli Songs (Tamworth Conservatorium Chapel). Featuring Patrick Keith, Ayse Gӧknur Shanal.

26 Apr 2019: at Gallipoli Songs (Armidale Uniting Church). Featuring Patrick Keith, Ayse Gӧknur Shanal.

12 Apr 2019: at Gallipoli Songs (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room). Featuring Ayse Gӧknur Shanal, Patrick Keith.

15 Apr 2018: at Anatolia (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room). Featuring Ayse Gӧknur Shanal, Ashley Hribar.

9 Apr 2018: at Gallipoli Songs (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring Ashley Hribar, Ayse Gӧknur Shanal.

5 Apr 2019: at Gallipoli Songs (Church on the Mall). Featuring Ayse Gӧknur Shanal, Patrick Keith.

9 Apr 15: Paddington Uniting Church, Sydney. Featuring Ayse Gӧknur Shanal, Patrick Keith.

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