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String quartet no. 12 (From Ubirr) : for string quartet and didjeridu
by Peter Sculthorpe (1994)
Also known as: Earth cry
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Work Details
Year: 1994
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello, didjeridu (optional).
Duration: 12 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
From mid-1998 known as: String quartet no. 12 (From Ubirr). Formerly known as 'Earth cry, arranged for string quartet'.
Analysis
Resonate article: Synergy and Grainger Quartet by Australian Music Centre
Subjects
- Inspired by: Kakadu
Performances of this work
30 Nov 19: Shibuya Hall, Tokyo. Featuring Renko Sugihara, Kenichi Mizukoshi, Minoru Nagasue, Kiyoshi Shigemichi, Yukiko Ikeda.
26 May 2019: at QSO Chamber Players (QSO Studio South Bank). Featuring Jane Burroughs, Andre Duthoit, Nicholas Tomkin, Alan Smith.
20 Jun 2016: at Heart of Darkness (St David's Cathedral, Hobart). Featuring Susan Collins, Jennifer Owen, Stephanie Farrands, Sue-Ellen Paulsen.
16 Aug 2015: at The Bourbaki Ensemble: many moods for strings (St Stephen's Church, Newtown). Featuring David Angell, Bourbaki Ensemble.
9 Oct 2014: at Peter Sculthorpe - A Celebration of a Life with Music (Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts). Featuring Clover Quartet.
22 Dec 12: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Featuring Radio Chamber Filharmony, Celso Antunes.
Apr 12: Trackdown Studios, Sydney. Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
24 Nov 2011: at Australian Landscapes (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring Zephyr Quartet.
22 Nov 2011: at Australian Landscapes (The Meeting Hall). Featuring Zephyr Quartet.
20 Nov 2011: at Australian Landscapes (Coriole Vineyard). Featuring Zephyr Quartet.
20 Sep 2009: at Orpheus Strings (Katoomba Public School). Featuring Orpheus Strings.
28 Jun 2009: at Goldner String Quartet (Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall). Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
1 May 2009: at Peter Sculthorpe at 80 (Kangaroo Valley Golf & Country Resort). Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
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