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Performance by Barbara Durham from the CD Blowing in the wind |
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CD
Blowing in the wind : Australia / composed & performed by Barbara Durham.
Library shelf no. CD 1709 [Available for loan]
Score
Blowing in the wind : five pieces for advanced solo piano / Barbara Durham.
Library shelf no. 786.2/DUR 1 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
The sound of the Bells in Federation Square was a starting point
with their soft tranquil sustained sonorities gradually dying
away. Then they gradually become more agitated increasing in
velocity and dynamics, sometimes to a loud clanging noise. Even
though these chimes are computer-generated 'random' pieces, I
attempted to write a more structured work to explore these innate
characteristics of the chimes: the sustained
sound dying away, repetition of notes, the harmonics and their
self-propelling force when building up to both smaller and larger
crescendos. These sounds are explored within the framework of the
characteristics intrinsic to the piano: the use of the damper
pedal, tempered tuning, pianistic virtuosity and the very large
range of pitch to exploit in the upper register.
Work Details
Year: 2003
Instrumentation: Piano.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Dedicated to the Bells in Federation Square, Melbourne
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