Eucalypt.... For Dance

by Peter Mumme

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	1.	Side A 21:20
	2.	Side B 22:09

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A musical trip through the Australian bush, originally composed in 1983 for dance. An ambassador gnome is sent to Australian from the world of gnomes to seek and select which treasures from this country are worthy of inclusion in the gnome encyclopaedia. A magpie guide takes the ambassador around the country - discovering wattle trees, rosella birds, kangaroos, water, fire, wombats, opals, soldier ants - and the eucalypt.

The music was drawn from series of piano studies composed and extemporised for my dance class work at the time; we had a short piece called 'arch gnome' (named in honour of a favoured contemporary dance teacher at this time) .. the story grew from this title - a 'gnome' is a magical spirit that lives underground - and who guards treasures of the earth.

The birds, animals and environment sounds we hear on ‘eucalypt’ were all recorded locally where I lived (about 50k outside Melbourne, Australia in a (once) quiet rural region). The music draws on the sounds and actions of the birds etc., and was designed to fit with the ‘jumps, hops and spins’ (of the younger children) - and the more advanced dance capabilities of the (teenagers) involved.

The names of the pieces indicate their moods .. ‘wattle blossom’ (bright yellow spring-time tree); a tame magpie - who was ever sitting on one’s shoulder and ‘talking’; bright (‘southern cross’) stars shining and twinkling in the milky way; elemental aspects of water, fire and air - and the iconic Australian ‘eucalypt’ tree.

A1 Pre Gnome Overture
A2 Arch Gnome
A3 Flight
A4 Australian Soundscape
A5 Wattle Blossom
A6 Rosellas
A7 Kangaroomerangs
A8 Magpie Fanfare 1
A9 Element ... Water
A10 Opals

B1 Wombat Wobble
B2 Wildflowers
B3 Magpie Fanfare 2
B4 Eucalypt
B5 Soldier Ants
B6 Element ... Fire
B7 Southern Cross
B8 The Treasures
B9 Celebration
B10 Soundscape

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released June 18, 2021

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