Aotearoa (overture) - Revision history

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	Woodwinds:		Woodwinds:
	2 ~~[[Flute]]s~~		2 Flutes
	2 ~~[[Oboe]]s~~		2 Oboes
	2 [[Clarinet~~]]s~~		2 Clarinet
			2 Bassoons
	2 [[Bassoon]]s
	Brass:		Brass:
			4 Horns
	4 [[Horn (instrument)\|Horn]]s
			2 Trumpets
	2 [[Trumpet]]s
			3 Trombones
	3 [[Trombone]]s
	Percussions:		Percussions:
	[[Timpani]]		Timpani
			Triangle
	[[Triangle (musical instrument)\|Triangle]]
	[[Cymbals]]		Cymbals
	Strings:		Strings:
			2 Violins
	2 [[Violin]]s
			Violas
	[[Viola]]s
	[[Cello]]		Cello
	[[Double Bass]]		Double Bass

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	==Instrumentation==		==Instrumentation==
	Woodwinds:		Woodwinds:
	2 ~~Flutes~~		2 [[Flute]]s
	2 ~~Oboes~~		2 [[Oboe]]s
	2 Clarinet		2 [[Clarinet]]s
			2 [[Bassoon]]s
	2 Bassoons
	Brass:		Brass:
			4 [[Horn]]s
	4 Horns
			2 [[Trumpet]]s
	2 Trumpets
			3 [[Trombone]]s
	3 Trombones
	Percussions:		Percussions:
	Timpani		[[Timpani]]
	Triangle		[[Triangle]]
	Cymbals		[[Cymbals]]
	Strings:		Strings:
			2 [[Violin]]s
	2 Violins
			[[Viola]]s
	Violas
	Cello		[[Cello]]
	Double Bass		[[Double Bass]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	In 2011, the manuscript score was entered into the [[Memory of the World Programme\|UNESCO Memory of the World Register]]. It was the first item from the [[National Library of New Zealand]] to be added to the collection.<ref name="McEwing" />		In 2011, the manuscript score was entered into the [[Memory of the World Programme\|UNESCO Memory of the World Register]]. It was the first item from the [[National Library of New Zealand]] to be added to the collection.<ref name="McEwing" />
			==Instrumentation==
			2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinet 2 Bassoons

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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			{{Douglas Lilburn}}
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	'''''Aotearoa''''' is a [[concert overture]] written for [[orchestra]] by [[New Zealand]] composer [[Douglas Lilburn]] in 1940.<ref name="sounz">{{cite web\|title=Overture: Aotearoa\|url=http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/12102\|website=SOUNZ\|accessdate=13 October 2016}}</ref> The overture is the first of three early works by Lilburn which centre on the theme of national identity; the other two are ''[[Landfall in Unknown Seas]]'' (1942), for narrator and orchestra, and the [[tone poem]] ''[[A Song of Islands]]'' (1946).		'''''Aotearoa''''' is a [[concert overture]] written for [[orchestra]] by [[New Zealand]] composer [[Douglas Lilburn]] in 1940.<ref name="sounz">{{cite web\|title=Overture: Aotearoa\|url=http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/12102\|website=SOUNZ\|accessdate=13 October 2016}}</ref> The overture is the first of three early works by Lilburn which centre on the theme of national identity; the other two are ''[[Landfall in Unknown Seas]]'' (1942), for narrator and orchestra, and the [[tone poem]] ''[[A Song of Islands]]'' (1946).

	==History and music==		==History and music==
	The title of the overture (''[[Aotearoa]]'') is taken from the [[Māori language\|Māori]] name for New Zealand.		The title of the overture (''[[Aotearoa]]'') is taken from the [[Māori language\|Māori]] name for New Zealand.

	Lilburn wrote the overture while he was still a student at [[London]]'s [[Royal College of Music]],<ref name="DNZB">{{DNZB\|last=Norman\|first=Philip\|id=6l2\|title=Lilburn, Douglas Gordon\|access-date=2020-11-14\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and it was premiered at a concert held to ~~commemmorate~~ the signing of the [[Treaty of Waitangi]] at [[Her Majesty's Theatre\|His Majesty's Theatre]] in London.<ref name="RNZ">{{cite news \|title=LILBURN: Overture: Aotearoa \|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018655170/lilburn-overture-aotearoa \|accessdate=16 November 2020 \|work=Radio New Zealand \|date=17 May 2018}}</ref> It was not performed in New Zealand until 1959, but it has since entered the country's standard orchestral repertory.<ref name="RNZ" />		Lilburn wrote the overture while he was still a student at [[London]]'s [[Royal College of Music]],<ref name="DNZB">{{DNZB\|last=Norman\|first=Philip\|id=6l2\|title=Lilburn, Douglas Gordon\|access-date=2020-11-14\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and it was premiered at a concert held to commemorate the signing of the [[Treaty of Waitangi]] at [[Her Majesty's Theatre\|His Majesty's Theatre]] in London.<ref name="RNZ">{{cite news \|title=LILBURN: Overture: Aotearoa \|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018655170/lilburn-overture-aotearoa \|accessdate=16 November 2020 \|work=Radio New Zealand \|date=17 May 2018}}</ref> It was not performed in New Zealand until 1959, but it has since entered the country's standard orchestral repertory.<ref name="RNZ" />

	Typical of Lilburn's early work, the overture features idiomatic writing for winds, especially flutes, and vigorous dynamic contrasts.{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}		Typical of Lilburn's early work, the overture features idiomatic writing for winds, especially flutes, and vigorous dynamic contrasts.{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}

	Composer [[Jack Body]] has said that the work "is the most frequently performed orchestral work by a New Zealand composer, and is likely to remain so".<ref name="McEwing">{{cite news \|last1=McEwing \|first1=Keith \|title=~~“My~~ heart gave ~~thanks”~~ – Douglas ~~Lilburn’s~~ Overture: Aotearoa \|url=https://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/my-heart-gave-thanks-douglas-lilburns-overture-aotearoa \|accessdate=16 November 2020 \|work=National Library of New Zealand \|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> Many commercial recordings have been made of the work; for example, ''Symphony of Sails'' performed by [[Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra]], conducted by [[Miguel Harth-Bedoya]] in 2002.<ref name="sounz" /><ref name="McEwing" />		Composer [[Jack Body]] has said that the work "is the most frequently performed orchestral work by a New Zealand composer, and is likely to remain so".<ref name="McEwing">{{cite news \|last1=McEwing \|first1=Keith \|title="My heart gave thanks" – Douglas Lilburn's Overture: Aotearoa \|url=https://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/my-heart-gave-thanks-douglas-lilburns-overture-aotearoa \|accessdate=16 November 2020 \|work=National Library of New Zealand \|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> Many commercial recordings have been made of the work; for example, ''Symphony of Sails'' performed by [[Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra]], conducted by [[Miguel Harth-Bedoya]] in 2002.<ref name="sounz" /><ref name="McEwing" />

	In 2011, the manuscript score was entered into the [[Memory of the World Programme\|UNESCO Memory of the World Register]]. It was the first item from the [[National Library of New Zealand]] to be added to the collection.<ref name="McEwing" />		In 2011, the manuscript score was entered into the [[Memory of the World Programme\|UNESCO Memory of the World Register]]. It was the first item from the [[National Library of New Zealand]] to be added to the collection.<ref name="McEwing" />
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	[[Category:Compositions by Douglas Lilburn]]		[[Category:Compositions by Douglas Lilburn]]

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	\| form = [[Concert overture]]		\| form = [[Concert overture]]
	\| text = ~~Poem by [[Allen Curnow]]~~		\| text =
	\| language =		\| language =
	\| melody =		\| melody =