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The Stubborn Heart : for soprano and chamber orchestra / music: George Palmer ; text: Judith Wright.
Library shelf no. 783.6547/PAL 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
The Stubborn Heart consists of 6 songs, settings of 6 poems of Australian poet, Judith Wright, broadly tracing her journey through life, from a curious, cheeky and somewhat rebellious teenager, through motherhood, her relationship with the environment and, finally, acceptance of old age.
Work Details
Year: 2014
Instrumentation: Soprano solo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, strings.
Duration: 22 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Contents note: Naked Girl and Mirror -- Woman to Man -- Egrets -- The Killer -- Sonnet -- Sonnet for Christmas.
Commission note: Commissioned by Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Ars Musica Australis.. Commissioned by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Ars Musica Australis as part of the 101 Series commissioned by the Conservatorium to celebrate its centenary
First performance: by Rowena Cowley, SCM Modern Music Ensemble, Daryl Pratt — 6 Sep 14. Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
24 Sep 2023: at Festival of Art Song (Sydney Conservatorium of Music).
6 Sep 14: Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Featuring Rowena Cowley, SCM Modern Music Ensemble, Daryl Pratt.
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