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Performance by Bronwyn Kirkpatrick, Mariana Green, Claire Herrick, Maike-Caroline Drabe, Will Hewer from the CD Shingetsu |
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Work Overview
light rain begins with sustained tones in the shakuhachi which are passed to natural harmonics in the strings, creating a luminous surface texture. Like rain drops on a calm pond, subtle agitations from the shakuhachi begin to create ripples and shimmering colours in the accompaniment. The shakuhachi part incorporates ornamental figures and pitch slides found in traditional shakuhachi honkyoku music, and ma, a Japanese concept of relative space, has been used to decide the time between each gesture.
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: Shakuhachi (or flute), 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: Dedicated to Anne Boyd
Commission note: The piece is dedicated to my teacher, Anne Boyd, with whom I share a deep appreciation of Japanese traditional music.
First performance: by Fellows of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra — 10 Jul 09. St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney
The composer cites for following work as an influence on this work:
Goldfish through summer rain, by Anne Boyd.
Awarded 1st prize in the University of Sydney Union PALM Awards 2010.
Analysis
Resonate article: Anne Boyd: Imagination is our most precious resource by Lachlan Skipworth
Subjects
- Influenced by: Japanese culture
Performances of this work
16 Sep 2017: at Kaoru Kakizakai – shakuhachi (Melba Hall).
15 Sep 2013: at Transfigured Night (Police and Justice Museum). Featuring Lina Andonovska, Sydney Camerata.
4 Dec 2012: at Lina Andonovska (fortyfivedownstairs).
18 Oct 2012: at Lunchtime concert series (Octagon Theatre).
10 Jul 09: St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney. Featuring Fellows of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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