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Performance by Acacia Quartet from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 81 |
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Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 81 / Works by Nicholas Vines.
Library shelf no. CD 2842 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
The Law of the Tongue is inspired by the unique history of whaling in the town of Eden on the New South Wales south coast. Around in the 19th and early 20th centuries, this industry was based on the extraordinary collaboration of people and orcas - otherwise known as killer whales - in the hunting of baleen whales.
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional
Contents note: I. Yuin -- II. Hunt -- III. Pact -- IV. Passing.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Peter Sculthorpe. In memoriam Peter Sculthorpe
Commission note: Commissioned by Acacia Quartet & the Limelight Australian Composition Seminar 2015
First performance: by Acacia Quartet at ACACIA QUARTET present The Harp & The Harpoon (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room) on 30 Jul 2016
Analysis
Resonate article: Insight: Hipster Zombies from Mars by Nicholas Vines
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Historical events
Performances of this work
30 Jul 2016: at ACACIA QUARTET present The Harp & The Harpoon (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room). Featuring Acacia Quartet.
2016: Fine Music 102.5 studios, Sydney. Featuring Acacia Quartet.
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