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Performance by Doric String Quartet, Pavel Haas Quartet from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 65. |
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Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 65.
Library shelf no. CD 2723 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
A suite for double string quartet commissioned as the first new composition of the Musica Viva Hildegard Project, supporting Australian women in composition.
Saudade is a Portugese word meaning; nostalgia, reminiscence for something, once loved, but now lost. Reflecting on this concept, the octet aims to portray the various emotional states associated with the mother and child relationship, through the cycle of life.
Work Details
Year: 2015
Instrumentation: 2 string quartets (4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos).
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: I. The Dance of Life (4:25) -- II. Memento: A Lullaby Amidst Faded Memories (4:20) -- III. Chaconne: A Lament for the Antique (5:20) -- IV. Angelus: The Mother and the Heavens (5:20).
Written for: Pavel Haas Quartet, Doric String Quartet
Commission note: Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia.. Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by Linda Matthews and Robin Budden
First performance: by Doric String Quartet, Pavel Haas Quartet at Concert 7 (Verbrugghen Hall) on 12 Apr 2015
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Albert H Maggs Composition Award | First Prize | Natalie Williams |
| 2016 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Instrumental | Finalist | Natalie Williams |
Analysis
Resonate article: 2016 Art Music Awards finalists - comments by judging panels by Australian Music Centre
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Suites
Performances of this work
12 Apr 2015: at Concert 7 (Verbrugghen Hall). Featuring Doric String Quartet, Pavel Haas Quartet.
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