Work
Song of the Fifth Star : for guitar ensemble with optional soprano vocals
by Richard Charlton (2020)
Score
Song of the Fifth Star : for guitar ensemble with optional soprano vocals / Richard Charlton.
Library shelf no. 785.78719/CHA 14 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This piece is about the smallest star in the
Southern Cross, which until last year had the no-nonsense title
of Epsilon Crucis - literally the fifth-brightest star of the
Cross.
No longer. The International
Astronomical Union has announced it will be given a new,
additional common name: 'Ginan', the name it has been
called for thousands of years by the Wardaman people of the
Northern Territory.
'Ginan' is about 228 light
years from Earth. It "represents a red dilly-bag filled with
special songs of knowledge", Monash University astronomer Duane
Hamacher writes. The star is one of four
the astronomical union will now recognise by their Aboriginal
names, as part of a wider project to give the stars in our sky
proper titles. Epsilon Scorpii, located in the constellation
Scorpius, has been renamed Larawag; in the Phoenicis
constellation there is now a Wurren; and in Canis Majoris (the
Great Dog) a star has been named Unurgunite.
Work Details
Year: 2020
Instrumentation: Guitar ensemble (3 Guitars, bass guitar), optional solo soprano.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Composed for school ensemble - would suit amateur guitarists
Dedication note: Dedicated to Ascham School Guitar Orchestra
Performances of this work
30 Apr 2022: at Together Again! - Tributes & Tales (Mosman Art Gallery and Community Centre). Featuring Classical Guitar Society, Sydney.
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