Digital Sheet Music [PDF]: ScoreAs small birds play : for Bb clarinet [eScore] / Corrina Bonshek.by Corrina Bonshek (2011)
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One of my favourite walks in Sydney's Centennial Park is the path
through the densely wooded Lachlan Swamp. This piece is inspired
by my experiences of sitting quietly amongst the Paperbark trees
and listening to the birds and insects there. In the music, bird
calls and the rapid, darting, bird movements are suggested
through the lively variations of the main melody. This 'bird'
music is balanced by held high notes and slow, free-flowing
phrases that symbolise a kind of deep tranquility or
contemplative silence that is so easy to slip into while sitting
in nature. My musical expression of that stillness is, in part,
influenced by Japanese Gagaku and its free-flowing, breath-length
phrasing.
As Small Birds Play can be performed with a birdcall
soundtrack that I recorded in Carpertee Valley NSW. This area is
home to over 200 species of birds including the yellow faced
honey eater and grey shrike-thrush that feature prominently in
the recording.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 digital (PDF) facsimile score (5p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 4 mins, 30 sec.
First performance by Sue Newsome — Nov 12. Centennial Park, Sydney, 125th Anniversary launch
This work can be performed with optional backing track. A physical CD of the backing track can be ordered here, and a digital audio download of the backing track can be ordered here.
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This work is also available in the following products:
CD: As small birds play - backing CD / Corrina Bonshek.
Score: As small birds play : for Bb clarinet / Corrina Bonshek.
Digital Audio: As small birds play - backing Audio / Corrina Bonshek.
CD: Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 69.
This work also exists as the following versions:
- Solo Bass Clarinet
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- Browse other works by Corrina Bonshek
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