Work Overview
<mutinies> is an orchestral adaptation of a solo contrabass guitar work that I released in early 2024 titled, a thousand tiny mutinies. This work is part of an ongoing project of translating my solo bass practice across other bodies, instruments, and ensembles.
The composition draws its narrative thread from 1829 Cyprus Mutiny at Recherche Bay, where convicts took control of the brig Cyprus, and set sail. The mutineers passed through New Zealand and the Chatham Islands before landing in the hostile Japanese waters, and on to China where the Cyprus was abandoned. The mutineers found their way back to London, where two of them were hanged - the last men to be hanged for piracy in Britain. The infamous captain, William Swallow and one other, were returned to Hobart.
Work Details
Year: 2024
Instrumentation: 2 Flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets (1 in B flat, 2nd doubling Bass Clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 2 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones (3rd doubling bass trombone), tuba, timpani, percussion (tambourine, 2 bongos, 3 tom-toms, tam-tam, bass drum), harp, strings.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Written for: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Commission note: Composed for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra as part of the 2024-2025 Australian Composers’ School.
First performance: by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Luke Dollman — 14 Jun 24. Federation Concert Hall, nipaluna/Hobart
Performances of this work
14 Jun 24: Federation Concert Hall, nipaluna/Hobart. Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Luke Dollman.
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