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Sun music II : for orchestra / Peter Sculthorpe
Library shelf no. 784.2/SCU 4 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Sun Music II 'Ketjak' The basis of Ketjak was written in
1968 as additional material to the Sun Music series, for Robert
Helpmann's presentation of the Sun Music Ballet. Ketjak is the
word for a Balinese circular dance which evolves from the vocal
and rhythmic accompaniment to the trance-ritual sanghyang. The
Ketjak is often given the more colloquial name 'monkey-dance'; it
is performed only by men, who imitate the sound of gamelan in
their singing, which is ecstatic in character. Although
Sculthorpe drew his rhythmic and textual ideas from the Balinese
prototype, in no way does his composition attempt to imitate the
Indonesian, but remains content to reflect the composer's
interest in Asia as opposed to Europe for his source of
inspiration.
Sun Music II was written for the 1969 Sydney Promenade
Concerts. Peter Sculthorpe
Work Details
Year: 1969
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (3 players), strings.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance: by Sydney Symphony, John Hopkins — 22 Feb 69. Sydney Promenade Concerts
Analysis
Resonate article: Australian Music as a Catalyst for Change by Nicholas Vines
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Subjects
- Influenced by: Balinese culture
Performances of this work
1 Jul 23: Sydney Eisteddfod - Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW. Featuring Nicholas Milton.
16 Nov 19: Concert Hall, Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane, QLD
4 Aug 2017: at TSO: Colours of the East (Sculthorpe) (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja.
8 Oct 2015: at SSO: Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson.
22 Feb 69: Sydney Promenade Concerts. Featuring Sydney Symphony, John Hopkins.
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