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Waratah : for SATB choir, brass and percussion / Matthew Orlovich.
Library shelf no. 782.5542/ORL 2 [Available for loan]
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Waratah : piano reduction / Matthew Orlovich
Library shelf no. 782.5542/ORL 3 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
The work, a setting of Roland Robinson's poem 'Waratah', concerns a flower which, sprung from Eden earth, burns amidst drenched depths of blue-grey bush.
When composing the music, I found inspiration in the poet's contrasting images. His description of the waratah as a fierce and holy flower suggested to me both savage and sanctified musical ideas, as did his image of a misted, mauve-grey light glistening through crowding depths of fronds and spears and blades.
A waterfall, spilling from fern-hung heights, inspired the cascading music which flows to my setting of the final verse, wherein, the waratah is left to burn on, through the centuries, in the bush and rain.
Work Details
Year: 2001
Instrumentation: SATB choir, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion (2 players).
Duration: 11 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
First performance: by Brett Weymark, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Ensemble — 7 Jul 01. Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Revised 2008
Analysis
Article: Rising star.
Subjects
- Inspired by: Landscape and Nature
- Influenced by: Literature & Poetry
Performances of this work
11 Sep 11: To be confirmed. Featuring Macquarie University Singers, Eastern Sydney Chamber Orchestra, Mac-appella.
11 Sep 2011: at Music Under a Southern Cross (Macquarie Theatre).
7 Jul 01: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House. Featuring Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Ensemble, Brett Weymark.
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