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Work


This Old Hammer

for SSAA choir

Year:  1983   ·  Duration:  3m
Instrumentation:  for SSAA choir

Year:  1983
Duration:  3m
Instrumentation  for SSAA choir

David Hamilton
Composer

Composer:   David Hamilton

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About

This Old Hammer was originally the first piece in a cycle of short choral movements called Transatlantic (1983) in which American and English texts alternated. A year or so after that work was premiered, this reworking (from SATB) was made for SSAA voices.

The text is a traditional American one, telling of working on a work gang and longing to go back home '...to Swannanoa town'. The music makes a particular feature of irregular time signatures, especially seven-in-a-bar.


Contents note

Part of Transatlantic


Text note

Traditional American text


Performance history

Performed by Bella Voce (Villa Maria College) cond. Rosemry Turnbull, August 2001

Performed by Opus (Epsom Girls Grammar School, Auckland), conducted by David Hamilton

Performed by Sings Hilda! (Anglican Diocesan Girls' School, Dunedin) at the BIG SING National Finale 2009 (Dunedin Town Hall).

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