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Performance by Gemini from the CD For Clarinet and Strings |
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CD
For Clarinet and Strings / Gemini ; Director: Ian Mitchell.
Library shelf no. CD 3187 [Not for loan]
Work Overview
Fire in song tells the creation story about fire told by the Yolngu nation of north eastern Arnhm land in the Northern Territory. The work was written during the catastrophic bushfires that swept through much of Australia in 2019-2020 and reflects on the Aboriginal approach to these fires. It is in seven movements.
Work Details
Year: 2020
Instrumentation: Clarinet, viola, 2 clapstick-playing narrators.
Duration: 14 min.
Contents note: I. The World's lament -- II. Bandicoot and the hollow log -- III. Quail and the burning twig -- IV. Honey bees and the paperbark swamp -- V. Honey bees and the tall grass -- VI. Baru the saltwater crocodile and the Ancient Fire -- VII. Lament for the whole world.
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Bushfires
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