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Sheet Music: ScoreA Storm in the Mountains : for string quartet / Naomi Brown.
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A Storm in the Mountains closely follows a poem of the same name by one of Australia's earliest and also somewhat neglected poet; Charles Harpur (1813 - 1868).
With the gothic drama of Coleridge and Wordsworth's observance of nature, the poem tells of a lone boy's afternoon, in charge of a herd, whilst witnessing a terrifying thunderstorm. Capturing the sights and sounds of the Australian bush in amongst the mountains it contains references to various birdcalls, a bullfrog and ominous dingo howls. The drama is heightened with an eagle struck by lightning and later a huge tree shattered also by lightning. After the storm passes peace returns with the sound of "lessening torrents"… "watching earth's happiness with quiet mind".
With influences as diverse as Vivaldi, Messiaen, Karl Jenkins, Elena Kats-Chernin and Leonard Grigoryan, this piece seeks to evoke the sights, sounds, drama and spectacle of the poem.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (20p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 7 mins
Typeset edition.
ISMN: 979-0-67316-210-5
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