Work
Tua Marina Sonata
for solo guitar
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About
Tua Marina Sonata is a tribute to the New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn. Some of the composer’s most outstanding work was written for the piano, the instrument he played and knew so well. He wrote a variety of works for different instrument combinations, including several full symphonies, string and brass quartets and a set of 'Seventeen Pieces' for Guitar. Bruce Paine’s guitar work honours Lilburn by embracing the challenge he presented to fellow composers of his day in his speech 'A Search for a Tradition' and therefore by drawing inspiration from personal experiences of New Zealand landscape. The name 'Tua Marina' is a corruption of the Maori words tua marino meaning ‘The calm beyond’.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by John Couch with funding from Creative New Zealand
Dedication note
for John Couch
Contents note
- Prelude
- Journey
- Destination
- Freedom