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Performance by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn from the CD Australian Composers' Orchestral Forum, 1998. |
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Work Overview
The title 'Soundscapes and Omens' alludes to the procession of scenic aural vistas and ominous undertones that characterise the work. At times, the soundcapes are static; at other times, they build powerfully, prescient of something firghtening about to happen. The work buidls through a process of widening pitch intervals beginning with semitone clusters built around pivotal pitch centres. The work was composed in 1998 and revised in 2019.
Work Details
Year: 1998
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat (or in C), 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion (1 player), harp, strings (4.3.3.2.2).
Duration: 12 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Advanced secondary/tertiary/professional
Commission note: Commissioned by the Australian Composers' Orchestral Forum 1998
First performance: by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn — 13 Nov 98. Australian Composers Orchestral Forum, Odeon Theatre, Hobart
Revised in 2019.
Performances of this work
21 May 19: Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Burwood Vic. Featuring Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne. Orchestra, Timothy Phillips.
13 Nov 98: Australian Composers Orchestral Forum, Odeon Theatre, Hobart. Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn.
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