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Performance by Australian String Quartet from the CD Selected works by AMC represented artists |
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Selected works by AMC represented artists : vol. 17.
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Morning star : for string quartet / Paul Stanhope.
Library shelf no. 785.714/STA 3 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
Morning Star is the first in a series of three chamber pieces whose material is partly derived from Aboriginal clan from central Arnhem Land. This piece refers obliquely to a melody called "Morning Star" which is presented in a simple, song-like arrangement in the first movement, fragmented into insistent ostinatos in the second and subsequently transformed into a frenetic dance in 7/8 for the final movement. The use of this material is in no way an overt attempt to present something 'Australian' nor to represent Aboriginal culture: Morning Star, my first piece for ensemble, is a personal musical response to the rich tradition of indigenous music making in the Northern Territory.
Work Details
Withdrawn: the composer has withdrawn this work and it is no longer available for sale or public performance. Materials held in the Australian Music Centre's collection are for reference and research purposes only.
Year: 1992
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Tertiary level student quartet
First performance: by Contemporary Performers and Composers Fellowship Ensemble — 1 Dec 92. Old Darlington School, University of Sydney
The third movement was revised in 1995 for a workshop and performance hosted by the Australian String Quartet at the University of Adelaide in July of the same year.
Subjects
- Influenced by: Indigenous Australian Culture
Performances of this work
20 Feb 2021: at The Metropolitan Orchestra: String Fantasy (Petersham Town Hall). Featuring Sarah-Grace Williams, The Metropolitan Orchestra.
22 Sep 2019: at Symphonic Sounds (Nowra School of Arts). Featuring Steel City Strings.
21 Sep 2019: at Symphonic Sounds (St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral (Wollongong)). Featuring Steel City Strings.
15 Sep 2019: at Symphonic Sounds (Chevalier College Performing Arts Centre). Featuring Steel City Strings.
3 May 2018: at CSO: Llewellyn Two (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music). Featuring Johannes Fritzsch, Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
2 May 2018: at CSO: Llewellyn Two (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music). Featuring Johannes Fritzsch, Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
26 May 2009: at Ironwood: Morning Star Quartets (The Independent Theatre). Featuring Ironwood Chamber Ensemble.
29 Oct 97: Victorian College of the Arts. Featuring Woof!.
1 Dec 92: Old Darlington School, University of Sydney. Featuring Contemporary Performers and Composers Fellowship Ensemble.
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