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Five to Nine : for 15 or 16 solo strings / Richard Grantham.
Library shelf no. 785.7/GRA 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Five to Nine began life in 2014 as a semi-improvised
work for synchronised looped viola and looped cello, based around
the 13-note horn of a tour bus in Ahmadebad in western India. As
such, the looped version bears the cheeky title The Horn of
India. My improvising partner was Monique Bartkowiak, and
segments of her melodies have been incorporated into this score
with her permission.
Five years later I was approached by DeepBlue, a Brisbane-based
indie orchestra, to contribute to a show entitled "Our
Place" exploring the changing nature of human connection
over time. The brief was to depict some aspect of Australian
suburban life in pre-Internet times. I had wanted to adapt "The
Horn of India" for a live string orchestra, and its
gentle joyousness was squarely in keeping with the memories of
uncomplicated backyard leisure that I and millions of others had
enjoyed as children, so I made a transcription and gave it the
equally cheeky retitle Five to Nine as an inverted nod
to Dolly Parton's iconic song about work hours. It is also a
subtle reference to the work's signature chord, a pair of stacked
perfect fifths that spells out a fifth and a ninth.
Work Details
Year: 2019
Instrumentation: 4 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, double bass, 4 or 5 unspecified upper strings.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — 1st violin, 1st viola, and 1st cello are concertante parts
Dedication note: dedicated to Monique Bartkowiak
Commission note: Commissioned by DeepBlue.
The composer ntoes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Minimalist and folk influences; Transcription of a semi-improvised string duo with loop pedals
Performances of this work
Unknown date: The Block, QUT. Featuring DeepBlue.
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