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Work
1990
- for mezzo soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, SATB choir, narrators and ensemble
- By:
- Duration:
- 30' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- Ensemble: flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone, timpani, percussion (triangle, gong, xylophone) and piano Narrators: maori orator, male and female narrator (or 2 narrators)
- Contents:
- 1. River Song; 2. Mein Smith; 3. Te puni; 4. Maud Pointer; 5. William Golden; 6. Roll Call; 7. Voices of the Past; 8. Questions and Answers; 9. The Call of the River.
Samples
| Score (945k) | Pages 4-5, 11, 20, 28 and 35 | © Dorothy Buchanan and Lauris Edmond (text) |
Availability
- This work has 3 scores
- Text Note:
- Text: Lauris Edmond
- Commissioned:
- Commissioned by Barbara Evans, Sarah Gaitanos assisted by the New Zealand Composers Founation and the 1990 Commission
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Influences:
- Dedication:
- To David Carroll
