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Performance by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Ron Spigelman from the CD Dream children |
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CD
Dream children : orchestral lullabies for sleepy children / featuring the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Version: This product features the Full orchestra version of this work
Library shelf no. CD 255 [Available for loan]
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Score
The beginning of the day : an opera for children / Anne Boyd
Library shelf no. Q 782.1088054/BOY 1 [Not for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 1980
Instrumentation: Alto solo, SSA chorus, piano (2 or 4 hands doubling soprano melodica and jaws harp), percussion (2 players).
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Easy — Aimed at 9-14 year age-group.
Dedication note: For Jeremy Edwards.
The work stems from Gulpilil's account of the Aboriginal dreamtime legend 'The First Sunrise' -- Composer's note.
The work is designed to give maximum flexibility in interpretation, staging and instrumentation. Piano parts may be adapted for other suitable instrumental ensemble.
Subjects
- Influenced by: Indigenous Australian Culture
Performances of this work
28 May 2021: at ASO: Grace – Meditation Series 2 (Grainger Studio). Featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
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