Sheet Music: Score
We apologise / Robert Davidson.
by Robert Davidson (2012)
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Audio Sample
Performance by The Australian Voices from the CD Selected works by AMC represented artists, vol. 34.
Product details
This work takes one second of speech (from Kevin Rudd's historic apology speech to the Stolen Generations) and stretches it out to a five-minute aural landscape. The time is then compressed back to its original length, reconstituting the original speech.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (1p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced — The difficulty lies in being able to mimic sounds accurately in detail
Duration: 8 mins
Commissioned by The Australian Voices.
First performance by The Australian Voices — 1 Apr 12. Griffith University, Brisbane
Consists of instructions to realise the work.
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Alvin Lucier: I am sitting in a room, Leif Inge: 9 Beet Stretch, Steve Reich: Slow Motion Sound, Peter Ablinger: Talking Piano
Finalist in 2013 APRA/AMC Art Music Awards
This edition produced 1 Jun 13.
ISMN: 979-0-720138-18-3
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