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Hidden Thoughts I : Do I Matter? : for SSATBarB voices and mixed instrumental sextet
by Katy Abbott (2017)
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Hidden Thoughts I : for SSATBarB voices and mixed instrumental sextet / Katy Abbott.
Library shelf no. 783.1654/ABB 1 [Available for loan]
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, flute/alto flute, clarinet in Bb/bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello.
Duration: 60 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: i: introduction -- ii: teabag -- iii: runaway -- iv: eat whatever I want -- v: do I matter? -- vi: stop talking -- vii: ghostly -- viii: sweet sixteen -- ix: what would you like to be braver about? -- x: support her, protect her -- xi: cigarettes on the ground -- xiii: crazy dreams... silver thread -- xiv: beauty and ashes -- xv: my lover is a woman -- xvi: do I matter? (reprise).
Dedication note: Dedicated to The Song Company. To the women who contributed their hidden thoughts, Mum and Dad, Laila Engle and the memory of Irene Hendricks
Written for: Syzygy Ensemble, The Song Company
Commission note: Commissioned with funds provided by Australia Council.. This work was partly composed in residency at Bundanon Trust NSW. The development of the work was also supported by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and UKARIA Cultural Centre.
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Resonate article: Nigel Westlake and Katy Abbott winners of the 2019 Paul Lowin Prizes by Australian Music Centre
Resonate article: 2019 Paul Lowin Prizes - finalists announced by Australian Music Centre
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