Work
Fragile Earth
for oboe and string trio
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About
Fragile Earth is a conservationist’s lament and was inspired by the anti-nuclear poem “No Ordinary Sun” written in the early 1970’s by the celebrated poet Hone Tuwhare.
The piece presents a brooding chant which undergoes variation by means of rhythmic and textural contrasts, organic growth and fragmentation.
Fragile Earth was commissioned by Tom and Anne Morris for the Ensemble Philharmonia and first performed on 20 November 2004 at the Auckland Public Library auditorium.
Commissioned note
by Tom and Anne Morris for the Ensemble Philharmonia
Contents note
Single movement
Text note
music inspired by the anti-nuclear poem "No Ordinary Sun" by Hone Tuwhare
Performance history
20 Nov 2004: Performed by Ensemble Philharmonia The Chamberline, Auckland City Libraries, Auckland