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Featherlines : A suite of Australian Birds for solo guitar

by Richard Charlton (2018)

Whenua O Te Manu

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CD

Whenua O Te Manu / John Couch.

Library shelf no. CD 3302 [Not for loan]

Featherlines

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Featherlines : A suite of Australian Birds for solo guitar / Richard Charlton.

Library shelf no. 787.87/CHA 41 [Not for loan]

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.

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Performances of this work

14 Jun 2019: at Ethnoclassics Live - John Couch in Concert (Union Hall (Adelaide)). Featuring John Couch.

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