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Performance by Paul Stanhope, Sydney Chamber Choir from the CD Short cuts: 12. |
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Work Overview
A lullaby for children victimized by war.
Work Details
Year: 2003
Instrumentation: SATB choir.
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Aboriginal language
Commission note: Written especially for the 2003 Dartington International Summer School, Totnes, Devon, UK
Lullaby is based upon one of a number of indigenous Australian melodies collected by Dr. H.C. Lethbridge in the Maranoa district, Queensland, in the 1930s.
Analysis
Program note: Peter Sculthorpe's "Lullaby"
by Peter Sculthorpe
Source: the score of this work
Subjects
- Inspired by: Indigenous music
- Influenced by: Australian folk music
Performances of this work
20 Aug 2022: at Oriana Chorale: Two Worlds (Belconnen Arts Centre). Featuring Dan Walker, Oriana Chorale.
25 Aug 2022: at Oriana Chorale: Two Worlds (ANU Drill Hall Gallery). Featuring Oriana Chorale, Dan Walker.
14 Jul 12: St Michael & All Angels, Turnham Green, London, United Kingdom. Featuring The Addison Singers, David Wordsworth.
24 Jun 2012: at Lux Aeterna (The Great Hall, University of Sydney). Featuring Sydney Chamber Choir, Thomas Wilson.
27 Jun 2009: at Sacred Songs and Lullabies (City Recital Hall). Featuring Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope, Slava Grigoryan.
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