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Voice of the Rain : for shakuhachi and string quartet / Ross Edwards.
by Ross Edwards (2016)
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- Instrumentation: Shakuhachi, 2 violins, viola, cello.
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My fascination with the shakuhachi began as a postgraduate
student in England, when I came across GorÅ Yamaguchi's now
classic LP A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky, a collection of
traditional shakuhachi solos. I made a habit of listening to it
before going to sleep at night. Years later, in Australia, I met
Grand Master Riley Lee, under whose guidance I began composing
for the instrument. My first shakuhachi piece, Raft Song at
Sunrise, was commissioned by Ross Mellick to accompany an
exhibition of his bamboo constructions at the Art Gallery of New
South Wales, and it has remained in Riley's repertoire. Other
pieces followed, including Dawn Mantras, in which the
shakuhachi figures prominently, and The Heart of Night,
composed for Riley as soloist with the Melbourne Symphony
Orchestra.
The shakuhachi is especially remarkable for its capacity to evoke
natural sounds like wind, water and birdsong. It can even sound
like the human voice. In Voice of the Rain I've tried to
integrate these qualities into an imagined dialogue between the
human and natural worlds.
Published by: Australian Music Centre (under licence from G.Schirmer Australia) — 1 score (10p. -- A4 (portrait))
Duration: 5 mins, 30 sec.
Commissioned with funds provided by Australia Council.
Includes program note.
Typeset edition.
This edition produced 16 May 20.
ISMN: 979-0-67311-275-9
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