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Performance by Julia Fekete-Berky, Evgeny Ukhanov from the CD Ozzie bush birds |
Score & Part
Ozzie bush birds, op. 29 : for flute and piano / Rosalind Carlson.
Library shelf no. 788.32/CAR 8 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
I have dedicated Ozzie Bush Birds to the brilliant
flautist Julia Fekete-Berky. Julia's vision and insight into this
programmatic and atmospheric work of mine is astonishing, as is
her impeccable technique.
This work was inspired by the many native Australian birds that
inhabit my Arcadian rural property in NSW. The music is episodic
in concept and in structure . It is an evocative work with many
different moods.
The flute represents the birds - their flight movements, their
birdcalls, their song patterns, and even angry birds in the
cadenza.
The piano represents the earth, the trees, the bush, the scrub,
and the undergrowth as found in the Australian bush. The concept
of these features is portrayed in the pianistic pedal points
and in the arpeggo figures.
The harmonic resources I have used stabilises yet generates the
overall atmosphere of this work. At times the harmony can be
modal.
From the outset the piano establishes an E centred atmospheric
sound before the cantabile flute enters with the main lyrical
theme.
The central section entitled "The Bird Call Episode" is the main
contrasting episode. Here the piano generates an austere
atmosphere with its minimalistic ostinato repetitive figures.
The
flute plays many different and intricate ornamental bird call
patterns.
The structure is in Rondo form with a brilliant flute cadenza.
The contrasting episodes feature bird calls. The main lyrical
theme is given to the solo flute in the keys of E minor and C
Minor.
In contrast the piano ostinato figures and the sweeping arpeggios
give a vision of the landscape I am describing.
Overall in this work, the music creates a spaciousness and a
feeling of distance. This was my aim to reveal the vastness to be
found in the Australian landscape, where the bush birds live.
Work Details
Year: 2014
Instrumentation: Flute, piano.
Duration: 10 min.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Julia Fekete-Berky
First performance: by Julia Fekete-Berky, Evgeny Ukhanov at Carlson Chorale (Mount St Benedict Convent) on 16 Nov 2014
Subjects
- Inspired by: Birdsong
Performances of this work
20 Nov 2016: at Carlson Chorale Choral Recital (Mount St Benedict Convent). Featuring Julia Fekete-Berky.
29 Nov 2015: at Romantic Bonbons (Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) Catholic Church, Forestville). Featuring Janet Webb, Jocelyn Fazzone.
16 Nov 2014: at Carlson Chorale (Mount St Benedict Convent). Featuring Julia Fekete-Berky, Evgeny Ukhanov.
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