Rakiura
Hamilton David10,22€
Description
Year of composition 1993.
Rakiura is the Maori name for Stewart Island – the Land of the Glowing Sky. The island lies to the far south of New Zealand. It is separated from the mainland of the South Island by Foveaux Strait. It is rugged, remote, bushclad, and very beautiful. (Eileen Philipp)
“Rakiura” is the name of a play by Eileen Philipp. It retells, in the style of the Japanese Noh play, the true story of a Japanese woman found living in a cave on Stewart Island in the late 1970’s. The woman had no coherent reason for being there, simply that she had an obsessive need to travel far from Japan. Eventually convicted as an overstayer, she was escorted back to Japan by relatives.
The composer has selected parts of the text which speak mainly of the landscape. The music is often quite static although there are two major climax points. Structurally the work is somtehing of an arch, with the opening musical ideas returning in the end.
Rakiura was commissioned by the Auckland Dorian Choir (cond. Karen Grylls).
The work includes a solo part with an ambitus of g-d2 (alto / mezzosopraano).
ISMN 979-0-55010-712-0
Additional information
| Composer | Hamilton David |
|---|---|
| Text author | Philipp Eileen |
| Opening words | Rakiura, though summer ends... |
| Ensemble | SSAATTBB + A solo |
| Music Style | Contemporary / Modern |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sulasol |
| Weight | 62 g |
| Categories | Mixed choir |
| Product ID | S1712 |
| Page count | 20 |
