By:

• Helen Fisher

Duration:

10' 00"

Contents:

One movement

Samples

Score (278k)

Pages 1, 5, 10-13, 18

© Helen Fisher

Availability

• This work has 2 scores and a recording

Programme Note

‘Matairangi – 1’ for cello and piano is in one movement with two sections: the first is more percussive and energetic, while the second is more melodic. It was partly inspired by the changing and contrasting moods of sea, wind and sky that shape Wellington’s hilly and exposed environment. The title, combining two Maori words, ‘Matai’ meaning ‘sea’ and ‘Rangi’ meaning ‘sky’, is an original name for one of Wellington’s more prominent hills, Mount Victoria. ‘Matairangi – 1’ was commissioned by Chamber Music New Zealand for James Bush and Sarah Watkins to premiere in 1996, and the funds for the commission were provided by Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa. ‘Matairangi – 1’ was recorded for the CD ‘Matairangi – Helen Fisher Chamber Music’ which is available at SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music. The work is dedicated to Joan Henderson, Helen Fisher’s cousin.

Commissioned:

Commissioned by Chamber Music New Zealand with funding from Creative New Zealand

Difficulty:

Advanced

Performance History

	09 May 1996	Performed by James Bush (cello), Sarah Watkins (piano); Chamber Music New Zealand, Gore