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Sheet Music: Score & Part(s)Whale Pavane : for cello and piano / music by Luke Byrne.by Luke Byrne (2019)
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In 2014 I wrote a music-theatre work titled Between the Sea
and Sky that contained, among other things, a kind of
underwater ballet featuring a large whale puppet and an orchestra
of twenty-three players. When this show was produced in a smaller
theatre the ballet didn't fit (and nor did the large whale
puppet), so this music was discarded.
Thankfully not long after that my friend Corinne Arter asked me
to compose a work for cello for her daughter Mia, and so the
whale re-surfaced, freshly renovated with extra cello virtuosity
and extended techniques.
My inspiration from the natural world came from the movement and
migratory patterns of Southern Right Whales, aka Eubalaena
Australis. This version aims to retain the scale of this
original vision but in a chamber partnership of cello and
piano.
I am always indebted to the instrumentalists who play my music
and enhance it beyond what I could. My sincere thanks to the very
fine cellist Robert Jackson who contributed so much to the
development of this work, and to Clare Kahn for the last touches
of refinement. This work is for Mia and Corinne.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score 8p. -- A4 (portrait)) and 1 part (3p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced — Virtuosic parts
Duration: 5 min.
First performance by Robert Jackson, Luke Byrne — 10 Mar 19. New England Conservatorium of Music, Armidale, NSW
Includes program notes.
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
This music was originally inspired by the music of Maurice Ravel, particularly his ballet "Daphnis & Chloë" and the "Pavane pour une infante défunte" from which it borrows its title and stately movement.
All slurs in the cello part are to indicate phrasing rather than bowing, and therefore are not 100% prescriptive.
Typeset edition.
ISMN: 979-0-720242-33-0
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Score & Part [ePDF]: Whale Pavane : for cello and piano [eScore] / music by Luke Byrne.
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