By:

• Eve de Castro-Robinson

Duration:

30' 00"

Instrumentation:

for 3 sopranos, 3 altos, male speaker, alto fl, piccolo ,E-flat clarinet ,B-flat clarinet , bass-clarinet, horn, percussion (xylophone, timpani, 5 temple blocks, tambourine, 15 maracas, windchime, clicker,marimba, cymbals, balloons, pingpong balls) hp,pf. Extras: 13 balloons (with pins); brick (for piano pedal); 100 plus table tennis balls

Contents:

1. Stripe Drop 2. Edged 3. Sway 4. Black Drop 5. Staccato

Samples

Score (509k)

First page of each movement© Eve de Castro-Robinson

Availability

• This work has a score and a recording

Programme Note

This work for mixed ensemble and female voices drew its inspiration from a series of paintings by Ken Robinson which were hung up behind the performers. “Drawing on Spanish texts from Pablo Neruda and St John of the Cross, Eve de Castro-Robinson has produced some wonderfully exotic music. Timbres are perfectly judged, from the vibrant exoticism of alto flute in Edged to the mysterious ceremony of horn and timpani in Black Drop and solo lines have a tremendous sense of tautness and cohesion.” William Dart, Music in NZ

Text Note:

Text by Eve de Castro-Robinson and Pablo Neruda

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences

• Sculpture/ painting

Dedication:

Dedicated to the composer's husband, Ken