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Round Roads : for symphony orchestra / Robert Davidson.
Library shelf no. 784.2/DAV 9 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
I composed Round
Roads in Canberra, Australia, where I spent my formative
years. The music is something of a landscape, reflecting my
attachment to the distinctive country around the city, its recent
burning through bushfires, and my nostalgic childhood memories of
the area, experienced particularly on bicycles. There are also
elements of the bluster and grandiosity of political
speech-making of Canberra's parliament.
Vibrant and dramatic with a melodic
focus.
Work Details
Year: 2008, this version: 2015
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B♭, bass clarinet in B♭, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (2 players), harp, strings.
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Brisbane Powerhouse.
Inspired by Post-minimalism, landscape-inspired music, Terry Riley, Sufjan Stephens, David Chesworth, Mel Robinson, Iain Grandage, Ross Edwards, Lyle Mays, Andrew Poppy, John White.
Indie classical in style.
Subjects
- Inspired by: ACT
Performances of this work
27 Aug 2010: at 'Healthy' Topology and Misinterprotato (Chapel off Chapel). Featuring Misinterprotato, Topology.
23 Jul 2010: at 'Healthy' (The Sound Lounge). Featuring Topology.
27 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Enmore Theatre).
21 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Brisbane Powerhouse).
21 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Brisbane Powerhouse).
20 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Brisbane Powerhouse).
6 Nov 2009: at Topology (QACI Performance Theatre).
21 Oct 2009: at Corridors of Power (Chapel off Chapel). Featuring Topology.
4 Oct 2009: at Composing and performing with Topology (Visy Theatre). Featuring Topology.
25 Apr 2009: at Topology and Katie Noonan (Brisbane Powerhouse).
24 Apr 2009: at Topology and Katie Noonan (Brisbane Powerhouse).
2 Mar 08: Brisbane Powerhouse, Powerhouse Theatre
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