Sheet Music: Score
Dances for the rainbow serpent : guitar quartet no. 5 / Richard Charlton
by Richard Charlton (1991)
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- Instrumentation: 4 guitars.
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This work was commissioned for Timothy Kain's unique ensemble 'Guitar Trek' in 1991 and was premiered by them at the Adelaide Festival in 1992. This ensemble uses the idea of a guitar "family" with instruments of different sizes and ranges. The Treble or Requinto is tuned a 4th higher than a standard guitar ie A'DGcea; the Baritone is tuned a 5th lower ie A"D"G'CEA.
The piece is based on a five-note arch motive which appears in each of its five movements and is a synthesis of stories from the Aboriginal Dreamtime legends of the Rainbow Serpent. The work moves from the creation myths though to a depiction of a rainstorm at the end.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (13p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced — Tertiary
Duration: 10 mins, 30 sec.
Dedicated to Tim Kain
Commissioned by Guitar Trek.
First performance by Guitar Trek — 1992. Adelaide Festival
Typeset edition.
This edition produced Oct 09.
ISMN: 979-0-67309-565-6
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