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Work Overview
Stone, Shell, Bone and Feather is an eight-movement work for guitar quartet inspired by funeral music connected to the East Perth Cemeteries in Perth, Western Australia. Each movement of the work is based on, and inspired by, ancient and/or historical funeral music that was performed at funerals in the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: Guitar quartet (or three classical guitars and one contrabass guitar)
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: I. When Our Heads are Bowed with Woe -- II. In Paradisum -- III. Your Harps, Ye Trembling Saints -- IV. Vital Spark of Heavenly Flame -- V. Hymn of the Dead -- VI. There is a Land of Pure Delight -- VII. Feathers at Sunset -- VIII. Midar.
Commission note: Commissioned by the National Trust of Australia (WA).
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Historical, funeral music
Performances of this work
28 Jul 2023: at West Australian Landscapes (Callaway Music Auditorium). Featuring Perth Guitar Quartet.
31 Jul 2021: at Guitar Society of WA 60th Anniversary Gala Concert (Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA).
29 Apr 16: St Bartholomew's Church, East Perth Cemeteries, WA. Featuring Perth Guitar Quartet.
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