Work
Three Pieces Op. 118a
for viola and guitar
Borrow/Hire:
To borrow items or hire parts please email SOUNZ directly at info@sounz.org.nz.
About
Three Pieces was commissioned by Donald Maurice and Matthew Marshall for their tour of Europe in 2005. They are re-arrangements of songs from the cycle Five Dunedin Songs for tenor and guitar (1996) which set poems by Bernadette Hall. Hall was the Burns Fellow at the University of Otago and the composer struck up a friendship with her, leading to this collaboration. ‘Song’ is a whimsical depiction of a stone sculpture in Christchurch of a mother and child. ‘Tomahawk Sonnet’ is about the burial of the poet’s father at Anderson’s Bay (Tomahawk Beach) in Dunedin. ‘Lovesong’ is a light-hearted song about the absence of a lover. Three Pieces was subsequently adapted for violin and guitar by the composer in 2011.
Published in 2021 by Hatchet Music Ltd, edited by Matthew Marshall and Andrew Filmer.
Version also available for violin and guitar (Op. 118b)
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Donald Maurice and Matthew Marshall
Contents note
Three movements:
- Song
- Tomahawk Sonnet
- Lovesong
Performance history
09 Jun 2005: Premiered by Donald Maurice and Matthew Marshall at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany
23 May 2019: Performed by Andrew Filmer and Matthew Marshall at Live Arts Space, Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12 Nov 2022: Performed by Andrew Filmer and Matthew Marshall at Huzza Music Centre, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
13 Nov 2022: Performed by Andrew Filmer and Matthew Marshall at the Forest City International School, Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia
01 Jun 2023: Performed by Andrew Filmer and Matthew Marshall at SOA Gallery, Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Performed by Duo Tapas