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David John Lang

Currawong at Black Hill

Violin

A ringing cry and a clumsy dance...

Program note:

Grey currawongs can often be heard when walking the Adelaide Hills, their simple ringing cries echoing along the gullies. The Currawong on Black Hill is first heard far off in the distance, soaring to the cello’s long, wide-ranging melodic phrases. Then the flapping of its wings is heard and it alights on a nearby tree, and proceeds to jump around in its clumsy, puppet-like way to the sound of pizzicato. Then it flies off once more into the distance.

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Duration: 4 minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Instrumentation
violin solo

This piece also exists in a version for solo cello

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