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Pathways of Ancient Dreaming |
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Pathways of Ancient Dreaming |
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Pathways
of Ancient Dreaming (1990)
String orchestra |
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Duration:
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13 minutes
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Performing
Materials:
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Commissioned:
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Stuttgart
Arcata Orchestra/Australia Council
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World
Premiere:
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28 February
1990
Perth International Festival Stuttgart Arcata Orchestra Conductor: Patrick Strub |
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Other
Performances:
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Adelaide
and New Zealand Festivals 1990
Melbourne, Sydney, Ballarat Recorded in the Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House by Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1990 Sydney International Festival 1992 Toured to Indonesia by Australian Youth Orchestra 1992 European premiere in Lyon, June 1994 |
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Composer's
Notes:
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The initial
idea for this composition came from walking at twilight on an autumn
evening along the Ridgeway, one of a network of ancient tracks, dating
from at least the Iron Age, that intersects the British countryside.
I was caused to reflect on the passage of time since these pathways
were first made and of my own nationality, which connects me with
this historical continuum.
The Pathways referred to in the title are the pathways of the imagination and the spiritual pathways that connect us with our native soil. The work is in one continuous movement, subdivided into 3 main sections and commencing with a viola solo on which much of the subsequent material is based. Stylistically, there are aspects of the work which reflect the influence of British music, a natural consequence of the process connecting with my cultural heritage. The work is
dedicated to the memory of my mother. |
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