Three Venus Haiku: for violin (or flute, viola, or cello, or clarinet) and piano (or harp)
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Publication details
| Date | Published - 2011 |
|---|---|
| Media of output | Score |
| Publisher | Faber Music Ltd. |
| Size | 5 minutes |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
Three Venus Haiku (2009)
I.
Let it be nameless
It is beyond the touch
of utterance and life
II.
She runs and runs.
In all the long years
never has she carried such sunshine
III.
Saftly, saftly lichts
the morning star. The black
abyss will nae oot it
From Through the Letterbox: Haikus by George Bruce, Renaissance Press. Reprinted with permission.
Three short pieces: a musical response to the poetry of George Bruce, the last surviving poet of the Scottish Literary Renaissance, who would have been 100 last year.
I. Piano and cello fused together as a single instrument, singing from a great distance.
II. Inside a beam of light.
III. A never-ending lullaby.
Bibliographical note
Performances:
Vc / pf version
Premiere: 8 March 2009
Oliver Coates (cello) and Daniel Driver (piano)
Wigmore Hall, London
17 May 2009
Oliver Coates (cello), Huw Watkins (piano)
Balliol College, Oxford
5 October 2009
Oliver Coates (cello), Huw Watkins (piano)
Stratford-upon-Avon
2 February 2010
Thomas Shelley (cello), Emilio Salice (piano)
Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, Oxford
28 April 2010
Thomas Shelley (cello), Emilio Salice (piano)
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Fl / pf version (requested by Katherine Bryan)
15 September 2010
Katherine Bryan (flute), Elena Nalimova (piano)
Baronial Hall, Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester
Vln / pf version
9 January 2011
Martin Suckling (violin), Hilary Suckling (piano)
LSO St. Luke’s, London
23 October 2011
Jonathan Morton (violin), Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Music Hall, Aberdeen
7 March 2012
RNCM students
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Fl / hp version
7 October 2012
Jane Mitchell (flute), Tanya Houghton (harp)
The Forge, Camden
Activities
Concert - Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Performance of Three Venus Haiku
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Festival
Concert - Ossian Ensemble - Performance of Three Venus Haiku
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Concert - Katherine Bryan and Scott Mitchell - Performance of Three Venus Haiku
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Concert – Classical Popups – Louise McMonagle
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Concert - Riot Ensemble - Performance of Three Venus Haiku
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Concert - Riot Ensemble - Performance of Three Venus Haiku
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Concert – Late Music Ensemble – Thea Musgrave @90
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