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Music with Indonesian influence / Betty Beath.

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Asmaradana / by Betty Beath.

Library shelf no. Q 784.2/BEA 1 [Available for loan]

Format	Title	Version	AMC Library	Price
Score	Asmaradana / by Betty Beath. 1 facsimile score (13p. -- A3 (portrait)) Published by Australian Music Centre Library shelf no. Q 784.2/BEA 1	Full orchestra	Available for loan	$44.55	Add to cart
CD	Music with Indonesian influence / Betty Beath. 1 CD (32 min.) Published by Beath/Cox Enterprises — 2017 Library shelf no. CD 2825	Full orchestra	Not for loan	$POA
CD	The dancing difference / Davis. Indonesian diptych/ Beath. Concerto for violoncello / Fetherolf. Odissea / Vazzana. 1 CD (68 min.) Library shelf no. CD 293	Full orchestra	Available for loan	$POA
Parts	Asmaradana / by Betty Beath. 1 set of 19 performance parts (28p. -- B4 (portrait)) Published by Australian Music Centre	Full orchestra	Not for loan	Hire Only
Score	Asmaradana : for solo piano / Betty Beath. 1 score (4p. -- A4 (portrait)) Published by Wirripang — July, 2008 Library shelf no. 786.2/BEA 2	Solo Piano	Not for loan	$13.64	Add to cart
CD	Betty Beath plays her piano music. 1 CD (65 min.) Published by Beath/Cox Enterprises — 2015 [CD BC04] Library shelf no. CD 2703	Solo Piano	Not for loan	$POA
CD	Poetic nostalgia : music of Australian composers. 1 CD (71 min.) Published by Jade Records — 7 July, 1992 [JADCD1029 ] Library shelf no. CD 140	Solo Piano	Available for loan	$POA
CD	Watercolours. 1 CD (75 min.) Published by Jade Records [JADCD1041] Library shelf no. CD 253	Solo Piano	Available for loan	$POA

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Work Overview

Asmaradana, a Javanese song form reserved for themes of heroic or tragic love, originates from the courtly life and music of Central Java. Already well-established by the eleventh century, it endures even today as a well-loved form of expression. I discovered this music through my interest in the poem 'Asmaradana' by the influential Javanese writer and poet Goenawan Mohamad. I originally set this poem for voice and piano using thematic material from a gamelan performance and drew on that material for this orchestral tone poem. I had the great pleasure of introducing this work to an audience in Jakarta, when it was included in a performance given by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Mills during the Music of Australia program held during the Trade and Cultural Mission in Jakarta, Australia Today Indonesia 94.

Work Details

Year: 1977, this version: 1994

Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes/cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, harp, piano, timpani, percussion (2 players: vibraphone, glockenspiel, suspended cymbal, tam tam), strings.

Duration: 5 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Dedication note: Dedicated to Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

Commission note: Commissioned by Richard Mills for performance by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

First performance: by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills, Taman Ismail Marzuki — 18 Jun 94. Jakarta, Java

Asmaradana is the name given to a Javanese song-form reserved for songs of love. The classic form of the asmaradana was well established in the 11th century and continues as a well-known well-loved form of expression today. The theme of heroic, tragic love is reserved for the Asmaradana song form.