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Digital Audio AlbumSquare Circles Beneath The Red Desert Sand / William Barton, Australian String Quartet.
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Featured Australian works
| Work | Composer | Performers | Duration | |
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| Square Circles Beneath the Red Desert Sand — quintets: didjeridu, 2 violins, viola, cello Recorded/performed at: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mt Barker, South Australia, on Dec 17. |
William Barton | William Barton, Australian String Quartet | 10 mins, 3 sec. |
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Square Circles Beneath The Red Desert Sand is part of my journey through music. It is about the spirits of my land, my country, Mt Isa - Kalkadunga country, coming through the music. Having the Australian String Quartet convey that through those little black dots on a piece of paper, they themselves have their own spirit that they bring to this piece, which is very important; collaboration is so important to a musician's life.
The digeridoo, the yidaki, is one of the oldest instruments in the world. So too is the violin, the viola, and the cello. Through Square Circles we bring together the didgeridoo, one of the oldest instruments of Australia and perhaps the world, with classical western European instruments, and bring these two cultures together. These instruments, made from wood, from trees, have their own spirits within them; some of these instruments are upward of three hundred years old.
Every performance should be special, and have its own experience. The moments at the beginning of Square Circles Beneath the Red Desert Sand are improvised. When performing the piece, we're telling a story that unfolds before us. That is my statement - channelled from mother earth and the song lines of Australia.
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