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The laughing moon : five bagatelles for wind quintet

by Ross Edwards (2012)

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Performance by New Sydney Wind Quintet from the CD Incantations

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Incantations / chamber music by Ross Edwards.

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Work Overview

When I was fortunate enough to receive a commission from Susan Gregory to compose a work for wind quintet, I decided that the repertoire for this combination could use some music that was 'light but not trite'. Accordingly, I aimed at being listener friendly while at the same time seeking to engage at a deeper level.

Naturally I took the opportunity to show off the brilliant virtuosity of The New Sydney Wind Quintet - based at the Sydney Conservatorium - for whom the work was composed. Some of the music draws on material from other works of mine and this has been substantially remodelled for its new context while retaining its original ethos.

The title derives from the first and the fourth movements: Laughing Dance is based on an earlier work whose title, Djanaba, comes from the people who originally inhabited the Sydney Basin. It means laughter, which I felt was in keeping with the light-hearted spirit of the music. In the brief, joyous finale, Clapping Dance, the horn player is asked to play Aboriginal rhythm sticks.

Work Details

Year: 2012

Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, horn in F, bassoon.

Duration: 13 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Contents note: 1. Laughing dance -- 2. Interlude with imaginary birds -- 3. Ecstatic dance -- 4. Moon song -- 5. Clapping dance.

Written for: New Sydney Wind Quintet

Commission note: Commissioned by Susan Gregory.

First performance: by New Sydney Wind Quintet at New Sydney Wind Quintet: QUINTOPIAN JOURNEY (The Independent Theatre) on 25 Nov 2012

Performances of this work

30 Oct 2022: at New Music for Winds (Blackheath Uniting Church). Featuring Matthew Wilkie, Rosamund Plummer, Conall McClure, Francesco Celata, Robert Johnson.

10 Aug 2021: at Wind Quintet Plus (Perth Concert Hall). Featuring WQ+ (Wind Quintet Plus).

10 Aug 2019: at BMF Concert 4: Winds of the Southern Cross (Bangalow A&I Hall). Featuring Southern Cross Soloists, Adam Mikulicz.

20 May 2017: at ANAM at NGV: Australian Art and Music (National Gallery of Victoria - The Ian Potter Centre). Featuring ANAM Musicians.

25 Nov 2012: at New Sydney Wind Quintet: QUINTOPIAN JOURNEY (The Independent Theatre). Featuring New Sydney Wind Quintet.

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