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Performance by Zephyr Quartet from the CD Epilogue |
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Work Overview
Great White Bird imagines the time in Australia before European settlement. It makes reference to Susie's Ship Song - a song sung by Susie, a Wirangu woman from Yardea on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia - which tells the story of a great white bird that came over the seas and was tethered to the bay so that it couldn't get away. It is believed that the song was created in response to the tall ships of Mathew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin sailing into and anchoring in Denial Bay.
Great White Bird honours and pays tribute to Australia's first people, their stories and their land.
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Dedication note: Dedicated to the Wirangu people of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Written for: Zephyr Quartet
First performance: by Zephyr Quartet — 13 Nov 16. Maritime Museum, Fremantle, WA
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc assocaited with this work:
Indigenous, First Nations, Aboriginal, Wirangu, Yardea, Eyre Peninsula, Boats, Immigration
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Great White Bird : for string quartet |
Subjects
- Influenced by: Indigenous Australian Culture
Performances of this work
1 Dec 2019: at Zephestival - Zephyr Quartet's 20th Birthday Celebration (Wheatsheaf Hotel). Featuring Zephyr Quartet.
13 Nov 16: Maritime Museum, Fremantle, WA. Featuring Zephyr Quartet.
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