From The Core
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From The Core - level 4.5 -5, duration 11 minutes,
Published Graham Lloyd Music, Written Graham Lloyd Commissioned by Hunter Central Coast Regional Wind Ensemble to celebrate the
30th Anniversary of the sister city relationship between Newcastle, NSW and Ube, Japan.
The Newcastle area of Australia is the country’s coal capital. Coal is mined in the surrounding area which is then transported by rail (using locomotives and rail trucks in excess of 1 kilometer [¾ of a mile] in total length) to the Newcastle sea port. The coal is then loaded onto ships which ‘set sail’ and slowly disappear over the horizon to wherever their destination lies.
From the Core is a musical depiction of this process from beginning to end.
The work is in 4 distinct sections, the first is a calm, musical portrayal of coal forming underground over millions of years. The silence, isolation and darkness many kilometers underground were my main thoughts through this section. The 2nd section sees the abrupt arrival of man, machines and explosives bringing unbelievable noise and confusion to an otherwise tranquil scene. The coal is mined, brought to the surface and loaded onto numerous rail coal trucks. This movement is designed as a bit of a shock following the calmness of the first section. The 3rd section is the transportation of the coal by rail over the many kilometers to the Newcastle shipyards where the coal is loaded onto ships. The final section (12/8) sees these fully laden ships heading out to sea. The ‘majesty’ of these ships is what I’m trying to portray in this section. As an aside, this final section begins in the key of C (a play on the word ‘sea’)
Published Graham Lloyd Music, Written Graham Lloyd Commissioned by Hunter Central Coast Regional Wind Ensemble to celebrate the
30th Anniversary of the sister city relationship between Newcastle, NSW and Ube, Japan.
The Newcastle area of Australia is the country’s coal capital. Coal is mined in the surrounding area which is then transported by rail (using locomotives and rail trucks in excess of 1 kilometer [¾ of a mile] in total length) to the Newcastle sea port. The coal is then loaded onto ships which ‘set sail’ and slowly disappear over the horizon to wherever their destination lies.
From the Core is a musical depiction of this process from beginning to end.
The work is in 4 distinct sections, the first is a calm, musical portrayal of coal forming underground over millions of years. The silence, isolation and darkness many kilometers underground were my main thoughts through this section. The 2nd section sees the abrupt arrival of man, machines and explosives bringing unbelievable noise and confusion to an otherwise tranquil scene. The coal is mined, brought to the surface and loaded onto numerous rail coal trucks. This movement is designed as a bit of a shock following the calmness of the first section. The 3rd section is the transportation of the coal by rail over the many kilometers to the Newcastle shipyards where the coal is loaded onto ships. The final section (12/8) sees these fully laden ships heading out to sea. The ‘majesty’ of these ships is what I’m trying to portray in this section. As an aside, this final section begins in the key of C (a play on the word ‘sea’)