Work
Prelude and White cockatoo spirit dance : for solo violoncello
by Ross Edwards (1994)
Also known as: Enyato II
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Performance by Patricia Pollett, Belinda Webster from the CD Viola power |
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Raft song at sunrise : chamber music vol. 2 / Ross Edwards
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Work Overview
The Australian violist Patricia Pollett asked me to write her a
solo piece when we were both in residence at the Mount Buller
Summer School for Strings in 1990. Four years later I completed
Enyato II, dedicated
to Patricia, who gave the first performance at a Perihelion
concert in Brisbane in 1994. I later replaced the title
Enyato II (enyato means simply 'contrast') with the more
evocative Prelude and White Cockatoo
Spirit Dance. Originally for viola, I later made
transposed versions for violin and cello.
The two movements are vastly dissimilar: the Prelude an
expressive adagio; the Dance, an energetic maninya (dance/chant),
whose characteristic shapes and patterns have been distilled from
the natural environment. This movement may be performed on its
own as White Cockatoo Spirit Dance.
Work Details
Year: 1994
Instrumentation: Cello.
Duration: 9 min.
Contents note: I. Prelude -- II. White Cockatoo Spirit Dance.
Previously titled 'Enyato II'. Part of the Enyato series.
Performances of this work
21 Apr 2021: at Amulet (UTS Gallery). Featuring James Wannan.
14 May 2020: at Anna McMichael solo violin lunchtime concert (Live streaming event (online only)). Featuring Anna McMichael.
17 Nov 2019: at Michelle Urquhart in Concert (St Luke's Anglican Church (Mosman)). Featuring Michelle Urquhart.
7 Sep 2018: at Festival Opening Concert (Tyalgum Hall). Featuring Anna McMichael.
6 May 2018: at Valley Spirit (Kangaroo Valley Hall). Featuring Anna McMichael.
11 Oct 2002: at Serenade (Arts Centre Gold Coast). Featuring Nigel Bardsley.
1999: Sydney Opera House. Featuring Chris Latham.
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