The Adagio for Strings was commissioned by Levine Andrade
Four songs taken from a song cycle setting poetry that deals with love, relationships and the inevitable loss. For Soprano solo and piano.
00:10 - 'Mirage'. Christina Rossetti.
03:13 - 'A Rondel of Love'. Alexander Scott.
05:50 - 'At the Mid Hour of Night'. Thomas Moore.
08:32 - 'Song'. Oodgeroo of the Noonuncall.
The Theme and Developments for strings is an exploration of music in 6 movements that has been developed from motivic snippets that make up the main theme.
00:10 - Introduction and Main Theme.
02:13 - Development 1
04:05 - Development 2
06:25 - Development 3 pizzicato
08:08 - Development 4
12:07 - Development 5
14:49 - Development 6 and reprise.