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beginning of the day

Sheet Music: Score

The beginning of the day : an opera for children / Anne Boyd

by Anne Boyd (1980)

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  • Instrumentation: Alto solo, SSA chorus, piano (2 or 4 hands doubling soprano melodica and jaws harp), percussion (2 players).

  • Audio Sample

    Performance by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Ron Spigelman from the CD Dream children


    (this sample is of the full orchestra version of this work)

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Product details

Published by: University of York Music Press — 1 score (23p. -- B4 (portrait))

Difficulty: Easy — Aimed at 9-14 year age-group.

Duration: 30 mins

Dedication note: For Jeremy Edwards.

The work stems from Gulpilil's account of the Aboriginal dreamtime legend 'The First Sunrise' -- Composer's note.

The Australian Music Centre notes that this composition is historical and may contain some words or terms used in relation to Indigenous peoples, references to culture and/or content which could be considered offensive or distressing. These words and/or content reflect the attitude of the period in which they were written and/or that of the composer(s) who may not have obtained correct permissions for use of Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP). The Australian Music Centre acknowledges the rights of Indigenous peoples to protect, control and develop their cultural expressions and intellectual property and warns this composition contains ICIP belonging to Indigenous groups across Australia and the Torres Strait Islands

The work is designed to give maximum flexibility in interpretation, staging and instrumentation. Piano parts may be adapted for other suitable instrumental ensemble.

This is a handwritten edition — it is not typeset.

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- Full orchestra

 

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