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Beannaicht an long : Blest be the boat / Clare Maclean.
by Clare Maclean (2020)
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The text for this piece comprises part of the medieval hymn "Ave Maris Stella", and two Gaelic prayers for safety at sea. These are taken from "Carmina Gadelica", Alexander Carmichael's collection of folk poetry from the Western Isles of Scotland, published in 1900. A voyage at sea has long standing as a metaphor for life, both individual and communal, and this gives these prayers a wider resonance.
The music draws from the Ave Maris Stella plainchant, Scottish melodies (bagpipe pibroch themes and a Christmas carol), and the calls of a number of seabirds common to Scotland, North America and Australia, musically transliterated.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (29p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced — Chromatic harmonies, rhythmic independence.
Duration: 7 min.
Includes program note, performance notes, and pronunciation notes for Gaelic text.
Includes copy of full text, with English translation.
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Contemporary classical, Ave Maria Stella, Scottish, Gaelic, bird calls.
Typeset edition.
ISMN: 979-0-720241-24-1
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