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Turtle Time
for piano, harp, harpsichord, organ and speakers
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About
For piano, organ, harp, harpsichord and two speakers, Turtle Time was completed in 1968 and introduced by the NZBC at the International Rostrum of Composers at UNESCO, Paris, in 1969. The text, which is by Russell Haley of Auckland, is a strange, highly personal poem which draws together various experiences pertaining to death and the sinister nature of time. The music is basically an experiment in timbres and is structured around the poem's dichotomies of light/darkness and ecstasy/fear. "Timelessness" is reflected in static clusters of sound and in free, non-metrical rhythms.
Performance history
13 Jun 2009: Toasted Turtle
10 Mar 2010: Nexus | Poles Apart on The Terrace
Performed by Michael Neal (speaker), Dorothea Franchi (harp), Heather Charlton (harpsichord), Rosemary Mathers (piano) and William Dart (organ)
Performed by Michael Neal (speaker), Dorothea Franchi (harp), Heather Charlton (harpsichord), Rosemary Mathers (piano) and William Dart (organ)