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Performance by Deborah Kayser, Mardi McSullea, James Wilkinson, Julia Ryder, Nick Tsiavos, Peter Neville, ANAM String Ensemble, Mark Knoop from the CD Curiosities |
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Score
Tiger snake : for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble / Eve Duncan ; poem by Lisa Bellear.
Library shelf no. 783.6754/DUN 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Tiger
Snake evokes the
experiences of an Australian Aboriginal woman around the time of
Australian Federation in 1901. The text comes from a poem written
by Aboriginal poet Lisa Bellear, who met with the composer to
discuss aspects of Australian Federation and what it meant for
Aboriginal people. It explores both the uplifting experience of
connection to family and land, and the trauma of dispossession,
disease and violence.
Work Details
Year: 2001
Instrumentation: Flute (doubling piccolo), didjeridu, tenor trombone, mezzo-soprano, percussion (1 player), cello (solo), contrabass (solo), string orchestra.
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Aboriginal hearts -- 2. Ulupna tribe -- 3. Natural instincts -- 4. Tribal days -- 5. Influenza -- 6. Spirit men -- 7. Runner of light.
Commission note: Commissioned through the Australian Federal Government for the Centenary of Australia in 2001
First performance: 6 Apr 01. South Melbourne Town Hall
This work has a cultural connection to Aboriginal spirituality and the environment of Australia.
Commissioned by Anna Monea for Rhapsody in Motion, a collaboration of three composers, two sculptors and a poet to express the multiple levels of issues surrounding Federation of Australia.
Analysis
Resonate article: Eve Duncan’s Butterfly Modernism by Corrina Bonshek
Subjects
- Inspired by: Indigenous Australian Culture
- Inspired by: Landscape and Nature
Performances of this work
Unknown date: featuring Deborah Kayser, Mardi McSullea, James Wilkinson, Julia Ryder, Nick Tsiavos, Peter Neville, ANAM String Ensemble, Mark Knoop.
6 Apr 01: South Melbourne Town Hall
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