CD
Whenua O Te Manu / John Couch.
Library shelf no. CD 3302 [Not for loan]
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Score
Featherlines : A suite of Australian Birds for solo guitar / Richard Charlton.
Library shelf no. 787.87/CHA 41 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
"Birds can be happy or sad: sometimes so happy, that they sit high in a tree and roll the sunrise around in their throats like beads of pink sunlight; and sometimes so sad that you would expect to see tears drip from their beaks."
- adapted from a line by Colin Thiele.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Guitar.
Duration: 16 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — some extended techniques & the use of a specially prepared pick made of two coins
Contents note: 1. Bellbird Dawn -- 2. Red Wattlebird -- 3. White Throated Honeyeater and Pied Butcherbird -- 4. Marbled Frogmouth -- 5. Wagtail Dancing -- 6. Superb Lyrebird -- 7. Kookaburra.
Dedication note: Dedicated to John Couch
Commission note: Commissioned by John Couch.
First performance: by John Couch at Ethnoclassics Live - John Couch in Concert (Union Hall (Adelaide)) on 14 Jun 2019
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
some imitation of Australian birdsong rhythms and the character of bird calls.
Subjects
- Inspired by: Birdsong
Performances of this work
14 Jun 2019: at Ethnoclassics Live - John Couch in Concert (Union Hall (Adelaide)). Featuring John Couch.
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