Work
Whira
for violin
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About
'Whiria' is Māori for violin, or fiddle. These seven pieces were written over a period of three or four years for more or less personal reasons. The intention, however, was always to put them together to form one substantial work. There are, therefore, a number of cross-references and some ideas are developed from piece to piece. Although there are seven pieces, the overall shape is in five parts: numbers 3, 4 and 5 form a lighter middle section to the whole work.
Contents note
The seven pieces are:
- Recitativo
- Con anima - in memory of Owen Jensen
- Scorrevole
- Leggero
- Burla - for Douglas Lilburn's 80th birthday
- Lacrimae - for Vedran Smailovic
- Con fuoco
Performance history
09 Jan 2007: Solo violin concert
13 Jan 2007: Solo violin concert
13 Nov 2015: Performed by Martin Riseley (violin) at the Remembering Lilburn concert, Adam Concert Room, Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music, Wellington
24 May 2019: 2019 Organ Fundraiser Concert Series | Martin Riseley in Concert
08 May 2022: Performed by Mark Menzies at The Box (The Piano) in Christchurch
Performed by Daniel Bell (violin)