 |
Sheet Music: Performance PartsSong of the Fifth Star : for guitar ensemble with optional soprano vocals / Richard Charlton.by Richard Charlton (2020)
|
Product details
This piece is about the smallest star in the
Southern Cross, which until last year had the no-nonsense title
of Epsilon Crucis - literally the fifth-brightest star of the
Cross.
No longer. The International
Astronomical Union has announced it will be given a new,
additional common name: 'Ginan', the name it has been
called for thousands of years by the Wardaman people of the
Northern Territory.
'Ginan' is about 228 light
years from Earth. It "represents a red dilly-bag filled with
special songs of knowledge", Monash University astronomer Duane
Hamacher writes. The star is one of four
the astronomical union will now recognise by their Aboriginal
names, as part of a wider project to give the stars in our sky
proper titles. Epsilon Scorpii, located in the constellation
Scorpius, has been renamed Larawag; in the Phoenicis
constellation there is now a Wurren; and in Canis Majoris (the
Great Dog) a star has been named Unurgunite.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 set of 4 performance parts (7p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Medium — Composed for school ensemble - would suit amateur guitarists
Duration: 6 min.
Dedicated to Ascham School Guitar Orchestra
Includes guitar parts only.
Typeset edition.
Related products
This work is also available in the following products:
Score: Song of the Fifth Star : for guitar ensemble with optional soprano vocals / Richard Charlton.
- Browse other works for Guitar ensembles
- Browse other works by Richard Charlton
User reviews
Be the first to share your thoughts, opinions and insights about this item.
To post a comment please login