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From the CD Rites of passage |
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Score
Rites of passage : chorales [chorus part] / Peter Sculthorpe
Library shelf no. 782.55548/SCU 1 [Available for loan]
Work Details
Year: 1972
Instrumentation: Large SATB chorus, 2-4 female singers (high voice), 2-4 female singers (low voice), 2-4 male singers (high voice), 2-4 male singers (low voice), percussion (opt.), piano.
Duration: 43 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Commission note: Commissioned by Australian Opera.
First performance: by Melbourne Chorale, Victorian College of the Arts Orchestra — 12 Sep 75. Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne
Text taken from The Consolation of Philosophy, by Boethius.
Analysis
Article: Scored in black and white
by Gordon Kalton Williams — © News Limited
Source: Source: The Australian, 14 April 2005, pp.14
Article: Performers sound out line-up for music festival
by Diana Streak, Arts editor — © John Fairfax Holdings
Source: Source: Canberra Times, 6 March 2009, pp. 8
Resonate article: Sculthorpe concerts at Canberra International Music Festival by Jennifer Gall
Article: Sculthorpe - Rites of Passage / by [anon]
Article: Rites of Passage / by Michael Hannan & Peter Sculthorpe.
Performances of this work
8 May 2009: at Peter Sculthorpe - Rites of Passage (Fitters' Workshop). Featuring Roland Peelman, Peter Sculthorpe, Synergy Percussion, ANU School of Music Contemporary Music Ensemble, Oriana Chorale.
12 Sep 75: Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne. Featuring Melbourne Chorale, Victorian College of the Arts Orchestra.
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