Australian Rhapsody, An

Ralph Hultgren

Ralph Hultgren

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General Info

Year: 1987
Duration: c. 5:50
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brolga Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $110.00   |   Score Only (print) - $13.75

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This piece is a symphonic work constructed from melodic fragments based on two folk tunes presented in the piece. The composer has attempted to convey the feeling of both joy and sadness by contrasting the light, almost frivolous tune of the Queensland Drover with the melancholy of Moreton Bay.

- Program Note by publisher

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• South Carolina: IV
• Virginia: IV

Performances

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• Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Wind Symphony (Don L. Peterson, conductor) – 3 November 2017
• University of Wisconsin-Madison ("Thursday Band") (Brian Hughes, conductor) – 2013

Works for Winds by this Composer

• And Enoch Walked With God
• Arachnophobia (2014)
• An Australian Rhapsody (1987)
• Bushdance (1991)
• Beyond The Frontier
• Celebration of Life (1995)
• Concert Prelude (1995/2001)
• Concertino for Wind Orchestra (2011/2018)
• Eminence
• Grand March - The Australian Land
• Immortal! Invisible!
• Jessie's Well (2010)
• Many Paths (Millen Kulgun)
• Moto Perpetuo
• Of Stories Told
• Pacific Preamble (1988)
• Pageant (Hultgren)
• Pioneers
• That I May Love (2017)
• Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!! (2001)
• White Noise (2009)

Resources

• Hultgren, R. (1991). An Australian Rhapsody [score]. Brolga Music: Red Hill, Queensland.