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- for solo piano
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- Duration:
- 07' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- Some preparation of piano required
- Contents:
- One movement Performed by Dan Poynton at the ECAT NZ New Music Festival, Edinburgh, 5 Dec 2001 -See Festival Booklet (r569).
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Programme Note
This was written out of an admiration for the music of diverse peoples, both Maori and Pakeha, and especially as a tribute to the haunting Nga Iwi E, a song by Hirini Melbourne which celebrates the unity of Pacific (and ultimately all) peoples. The song merges in and out of a tapestry consisting of fragments of Bach, Beethoven, Maori waiata and others (Keith Jarrett and Jonathan Crayford can both be felt in there too), all structured in a style inspired by Bach’s choral preludes. The underlying melody is a famous song written at the turn of the century by the Maori Princess, Te Rangi Pai.
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Influences:
- Dedication:
- To Hirini Melbourne