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Sheet Music: ScoreThe number one train / music and lyrics by Luke Byrne.by Luke Byrne (2012)
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I have a very clear memory of going to the Powerhouse Museum not long after it opened in 1988, and the image that stood out in my mind is of the two artefacts that grab your attention as soon as you walk in: the big green train (which as a seven-year-old boy meant Henry from "Thomas the Tank Engine") and the box kites hovering high above it. It probably comes as no surprise that when given the opportunity some twenty-four years later to write pieces of music for other children to sing, my imagination was once again captured by these same exhibits, in this instance namely Locomotive no. 1.
The Number One Train documents (in a deeply serious fashion) the first official train journey in Sydney, which if historical records are accurate shows us that some things about public transport really haven't changed since 1855. For more information on its history please visit the Powerhouse Museum in person or online at http://maas.museum/event/locomotive-no-1/
This work also forms part of a suite of four choral works inspired by exhibits in the Powerhouse Museum, all composed as part of my Composer Residency with Sydney Children's Choir in 2012. It is titled Powerhouse Collection and in addition to The Number One Train (which is the second movement of the suite) includes Kites, Travelling Companion and Visions of the Future.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (8p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Medium — Moderately virtuosic piano accompaniment
Duration: 4 min.
First performance by Sydney Children's Choir, Amandine Petit, Luke Byrne — 23 Jun 13. Sydney Children's Choir Winter Concert, Sydney High School
Includes full lyrics.
Words by Luke Byrne.
Typeset edition.
ISMN: 979-0-720156-37-8
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