Score
Phonograph / words and music by Dan Walker.
Library shelf no. 782.6542/WAL 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This work was inspired by the early days of recording technology, particularly the work of Thomas Edison and his meglomaniacal attept to monopoloise the market with Country-wide promotional tours and smear campaigns against competitors. The repetitive 'perpetuum mobile' style accompaniment reflects the spinning of the wax cylinder or revolving record; ever spinning, until it finally becomes stuck in the final moments of the piece.
Work Details
Year: 2013
Instrumentation: 3-part Treble or Women's choir (SSA), piano accompaniment.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Commission note: Commissioned by Woden Valley Youth Choir.
First performance: by Woden Valley Youth Choir, Alpha Gregory — Feb 14. Canberra
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Performances of this work
Feb 14: Canberra. Featuring Woden Valley Youth Choir, Alpha Gregory.
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