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Work Overview
AVIALAE
'Avialae' translated from Latin means 'bird wings'and is a reference to the scientific classification of birdsas'Clade Avialae'. The pieceincorporates thebird songs offive endangered Australian species;Painted Snipe, Swift Parrot, Carnbary'sCockatoo, Regent Honey Eaterand the Ground Parrot.Currently these species are threatened by decreasing habitation, competition from other species and introducedferal species.Eachbirdcallis imitatedand improvisedby the performersand,throughout the piece, aretransformedfrom literalinterpretationsto conventional musical melodies.Avialaeexplores a disappearing natural sound world and hopes to bring to attentionour environmentalsituation,whereifnothingis doneto protect our ecosystems,thesesongs may permanently be silenced,onlyto existin ourimaginatio
Work Details
Year: 2018, this version: 2015
Instrumentation: Flute, clarinet in B flat, percussion, piano, violin, cello.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Written for: Ensemble Offspring
Commission note: Comissioned by Ensemble Offspring as part of their Future Retro Concert
Subjects
- Inspired by: Birdsong
Performances of this work
15 May 2018: at Richard Gill Presents - A Voyage of Musical Discovery (City Recital Hall). Featuring Ensemble Offspring.
25 Oct 15: Sydney Conservatorium of Music
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