Work
Reign
for piano
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About
A "landscape prelude" . Reign was inspired by the imagery of the Hone Tuwhare poem Reign Again. Tuwhare's words talk of the unwavering nature of weather.
On a musical level this short piece is inspired by the polyphonic keyboard works of J.S. Bach.
Commissioned note
Dedication note
for Stephen De Pledge
Contents note
This work is part of the New Zealand Landscape Prelude series
Performance history
24 Aug 2005: Performed by Stephen De Pledge (piano); Arundel International Festival, Sussex, UK
25 May 2007: Performed by Stephen De Pledge (piano)
27 Feb 2008: Landscapes
25 Aug 2010: NZ Landscapes in UK
05 Apr 2011: Stephen De Pledge at The New Zealand International Piano Festival
04 Jul 2011: Stephen de Pledge: Landscape Preludes
22 Mar 2012: Stephen de Pledge presents the "Landscape Preludes" to Scotland
Performed by Henry Wong Doe.