7 Dec 2019

David HAMILTON: Hurdy Gurdy

From Music Alive, 9:04 pm on 7 December 2019

Based on an authentic tune for hurdy gurdy

Introduced by David Hamilton with Tim Dodd.

Originally commissioned by the Zelanian Ensemble, the piece takes a transcription of a tune for the eponymous ancient cranked string instrument and spins it out over three sections.

Hurdy Gurdy

Hurdy Gurdy Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain

Recorded by RNZ Concert in Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Epsom Girls Grammar School, 23 June 2019

Producer: Tim Dodd

Engineer: Adrian Hollay

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