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Music of Alfred Hill, Nigel Butterley, Don Banks, Robert Hughes / Sydney Symphony Orchestra ; Willem van Otterloo.
Library shelf no. CD 1811 [Available for loan]
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Fire in the heavens / Nigel Butterley
Library shelf no. Q 784.2/BUT 4 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 1973
Instrumentation: 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (2 players), piano, harp, strings.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: For Rodney Wetherell
Commission note: Commissioned by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
First performance: by Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra — 4 Oct 73. Sydney Opera House
The work is a response to lines from Christopher Brennan's poem 'Fire in the Heavens' and Judith Wright's poem 'Silence'.
Analysis
Resonate article: Nigel Butterley and the Problem that Wasn’t by Elliott Gyger
Performances of this work
4 Oct 73: Sydney Opera House. Featuring Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra.
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