2008

trio for flute, viola and guitar

By:

• Anthony Ritchie

Duration:

10' 30"

Instrumentation:

alto flute is required for the middle section of this piece

Contents:

1. Languid but uneasy; 2. Slow, creeping; 3. Fast, energetic

Samples

Score (224k)

Pages 1-8

© Anthony Ritchie

Availability

• This work has 2 scores

Programme Note

Nocturne & Sunrise was commissioned by Serenata a Tre for performance during their 2009 tour of New Zealand. It was written for performers Donald Maurice, viola, Barbara Hill, flute, and Giovanni Seneca, guitar. The work is in one continuous movement, divided into three sections:
1. Languid but uneasy

2. Slow, creeping

3. Fast, energetic

The trio was started while the composer was on study leave in France. It is inspired by the transition from evening through night and on to morning. Different moods and atmospheres are created, from the slightly moody opening that bursts into a rock-like passage, through to the sounds of night-time in a small Parisian apartment – with distant echoes of footsteps, doors shutting, and so forth. There is tension and uncertainty in this middle section, which is then dispelled by the buoyant final section, a gig.


This creation of this work was funded by The University of Otago, as part of the composer’s 2008 study leave.

Commissioned:

Commissioned by Serenata a Tre

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences:

• French

Dedication:

Dedicated to Serenata a Tre

Performance History

	14 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at Chanel Arts Centre, Motueka
		Donald Maurice
	16 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at the Capitaine Bouganville Theatre, Whangarei
		Donald Maurice
	17 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca in Kerikeri
		Donald Maurice
	18 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at the Old Masonic Hall, Warkworth
		Donald Maurice
	19 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at the Council Chambers, Te Awamutu
		Donald Maurice
	22 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at the Wanganui Memorial Hall Concert Chamber, Wanganui
		Donald Maurice
	24 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at the Rotorua Concert Chamber, Rotorua
		Donald Maurice
	26 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at the Mills Reef Winery, Tauranga
		Donald Maurice
	28 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca at the Crystal Palace, Festival of Colour, Wanaka
		Donald Maurice
	29 Apr 2009	Performed by Serenata a Tre – Barbara Hill (flute) and Donald Maurice (viola) and Italian guitarist Giovanni Seneca in Gore
		Donald Maurice
	29 Apr 2009	Performed by Donald Maurice (viola), Barbara Hill (flute) and Giovanni Seneca (guitar) as part of the Showcase Series at Marama Hall, Dunedin
		Donald Maurice
	01 May 2009	Performed by Donald Maurice (viola), Barbara Hill (flute) and Giovanni Seneca (guitar) at the Concert Hall, Mt Cook Campus, Wellington
		Donald Maurice