Score
Full Moon : for large orchestra / Barry Conyngham.
Library shelf no. 784.2/CON 18 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
The idea for this piece comes from the structure, moods and feelings in a Japanese Haiku by Matsuo Bashō. Here are three translations:
The autumn full moon
all night long I paced round the lake.
R.H.Blyth
Harvest Moon
around the pond wander
and the night is gone.
Harold G. Henderson
Bright moon
I stroll around the pond
hey, dawn has come!
Lucien Stryk
Much is suggested by the three images in the original text. The endless fascination with the full moon. Its surface. Its impact. The poet's reflection on the moon. The moon's reflection in the pond. The full moon appears, huge and fascinating over the horizon at dusk, and sets just as the sun rises.
© Deborah Conyngham (February 2024)
Work Details
Year: 2024
Instrumentation: Piccolo/flute, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets, 3 trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, celeste, 2 harps, two string orchestras.
Duration: 18 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Written for the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as part of 80th birthday celebration.
First performance: by University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Davis — 12 May 24. Hamer Hall Art Centre Melbourne
Performances of this work
12 May 24: Hamer Hall Art Centre Melbourne. Featuring University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Davis.
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