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Night day sea : for treble voices, SAB choir and piano / music by Alex Turley ; words by Roland Leach.
Library shelf no. 782.5525/TUR 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Night day sea is an evocative
exploration of the vibrancy and innocence
of youth set against thewisdom of
adulthood. The text by West Australian poet Roland Leach is alight with colour, calling
tomind imagery of children who "dance
their day" in "yellow and green",
contrasted with the "do-less greys"of
adulthood. This is reflected in the interplay between
the children's choir and the older voices
present in the work. Set alongside this
is an exploration of the imagery night vs
day. We begin the piece in the firstlight
of daybreak, as birds begin to awaken. The piece
travels through the tumultuous events of the day
andlands just as the sunset haze settles
into dusk.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Treble voices, SAB choir, piano.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Commission note: commissioned by the Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia as part of the 2018 Kodaly National Conference in Perth, Australia.
Performances of this work
4 Oct 18: 2018 Kodaly National Conference, Presbyterian Ladies College
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