Work
Five cantos from 'Divine Comedy: Journeys through a Regional Geography' : soprano voice with piano
by Gordon Kerry (2009)
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Five cantos from 'Divine Comedy: Journeys through a Regional Geography' : for soprano and piano / music: Gordon Kerry ; text: John Kinsella.
Library shelf no. 783.66547/GOR 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
A musical response to some of John Kinsella's poetry about the West Australian wheatbelt, see though the prism of Dante's Commedia.
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: Soprano, piano.
Duration: 17 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: Dream Canto 1: Egotistical Sublime -- Dream Canto 2: Climbing the Outcrop, the Calenture, Bare Feet... -- Canto of the Leaves (Empyrean) -- Canto - Evening -- Rapture of the cluster (Doré’s Cross).
First performance: by Merlyn Quaife, Andrea Katz at Songmakers Australia (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon) on 22 Nov 2011
Performances of this work
19 Mar 2012: at Lunchtime concert: Merlyn Quaife & Andrea Katz (Melba Hall). Featuring Merlyn Quaife, Andrea Katz.
22 Nov 2011: at Songmakers Australia (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring Merlyn Quaife, Andrea Katz.
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