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3 (3 doubling picc.)333; 4331; 3 perc. (tubular bells, bell tree, 2 gongs, metal sheet, timp, tomtoms/ 3 cymbals, brake drum, marimba/ marimba, glock, 2 drums, bass drum, tamtam, metal guiro, metal chimes); harp; strings

“This piece (for full orchestra) is vibrantly tied to our turbulent landscape.” (Biss, NZ Listener). “The hills resounded with the coruscating sonorities of Whitehead’s vision.” (Dart, Music in NZ).

• Whitehead: Resurgences; facsimile 

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• Whitehead: Resurgences; facsimile 

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• SOUNZ Orchestral 1993 

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• New Zealand Composers  Year: 1995 

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(1)2222; 2200; xylo,bs-dr, pf; strs

The Hanging Bulb consists of a continuous movement, divided into four sections: slow, fast, slow, fast. Sections 1 and 2 are thematically related, as are sections 3 and 4, so the structure could be described as a double couplet. The work expresses particular emotional and psychological states of mind, encapsulated in the title of the work which is an image of despair. Hanging light bulbs have been associated with despair and obsession in the world of art and in the real world. They became a significant image to the composer at the time of writing this piece, which was not born in happy circumstances.

Tension in the music is created through extensive use of the octatonic scale, bi-modal effects and thickly layered chords (such as occur near the end). The xylophone and bass drum are used as symbols of cruelty, while the piano has an important ‘personal’ statement in the first section. The last section has an obsessional quality which is expressed through repeated rhythms and motifs.

A music resource for secondary schools is available for this work from SOUNZ.

• Ritchie A.: The Hanging Bulb; computer-set 

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• Ritchie A.: The Hanging Bulb 1992 

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• Works for Orchestra: Young, Harris, Blake, Ritchie 

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• Farr and Ritchie: Pembuka'an, The Hanging Bulb 

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• New Zealand Composers  Year: 1995 

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singer, two actors, signal processed voice, live mixed tapes and diffusion. Characters include a singing/talking house, an obsessive compulsive housewife, a Sumerian priestess, home appliances that have their own songs, the 'Great Mother' and a bag lady.

• Susan Frykberg Electroacoustic Music 

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