Work
Birds and a Steam Train in the Catlins
for piano
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Sample Score
Sample: Pages 1-2 (from 'First Fifteen: a selection of piano music by NZ composers')
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About
This piece was written in 1991 for Ann Saslav. It is based on an imaginary scene from years ago when a railway branch line went through native bush in the Catlins area of NZ. The motif at the start is a bird-call the composer heard in the area, and it is juxtaposed against the slow movement of a steam train against a bushy backdrop.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Isador and Ann Saslav
Difficulty note
Grade 7 or 8
Performance history
27 Jun 2010: A good time not a long time - SMP Ensemble
30 Oct 2010: Fundraising Piano Recital
Performed by Tom McGrath