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Performance by Sunwrae Ensemble from the CD Autumn never fall |
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The Machine : piano & string quartet / by Rae Howell.
Library shelf no. 785.2815/HOW 6 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
The Machine was originally written (2002) for piano & vocals and scored (in 2007) for piano & string quartet… to emulate the city (Melbourne), as a machine…There's too many robots that can't resist the pull of the machine…There's billowing smoke…The 9 to 5, the conservative smile… (And then the countryside, the den, the niche….). So he retires to his den~ I'm kinda glad he's freed himself, of the machine, and all the things that make the world a darker place to be. The big smoke has driven him home… to his niche. Temptation has gone, my mind's at ease…
Work Details
Year: 2002, this version: 2007
Instrumentation: Piano, string quartet.
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — rhythmically challenging
Dedication note: Dedicated to Andy Armstrong who escaped 'the machine' long ago.
The Machine has also been animated for short film (by Tom Fraser), which the music can be performed live to. The film & live performance was toured nationally in Australia (with the album release 'Autumn Never Fall') in April/May 2009.
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Performances of this work
4 Jun 09: The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne. Featuring Sunwrae Ensemble.
22 May 09: The Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane Queensland. Featuring Rachael Kim, Zac Johnston, Phoebe Green, Julian Swinnerton, Rae Howell.
25 May 08: Manchester Lane, Melbourne Victoria. Featuring Rachael Kim, Zac Johnston, Aw Su Ying, Tim Blake, Rae Howell.
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