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Oma kodu : for clarinet in A and string quartet / Andrew Ford
Version: This product features the Quintets: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello version of this work
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Oma kodu : for clarinet in A and string quartet / Andrew Ford
Version: This product features the Quintets: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello version of this work
Library shelf no. 785.4415/FOR 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This single movement quintet is based on a Setu song from Estonia. Oma kodu translates as 'my home'.
Work Details
Year: 2006
First performance: by Bourbaki Ensemble, David Angell, Ken Burnett at The Bourbaki Ensemble: music for strings (Macquarie Theatre) on 25 Jul 2010
Melodically, Oma kodu is based on the Setu song "Oma kodu kiitmise laul", a traditional Estonian choral song with sentiments not unlike those of "Home Sweet Home".
Analysis
Program note: Andrew Ford's "Oma kodu"
program note by the composer
Performances of this work
1 Aug 2010: at The Bourbaki Ensemble (St Stephen's Church, Newtown). Featuring Bourbaki Ensemble, Ken Burnett, David Angell.
25 Jul 2010: at The Bourbaki Ensemble: music for strings (Macquarie Theatre). Featuring Bourbaki Ensemble, David Angell, Ken Burnett.
2 Aug 09: featuring Paul Dean, Goldner String Quartet.
1 Aug 2009: at On Wings of Song - Ford, Mendelssohn et al. (Townsville Civic Theatre). Featuring Goldner String Quartet, Paul Dean.
19 May 07: featuring Australia Ensemble.
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