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Andrew Ford: Like Icarus Ascending (1984)

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dc.contributor.authorComposer: Andrew Ford
dc.contributor.editorGrafton-Greene, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-21T23:31:32Z
dc.date.available2024-08-21T23:31:32Z
dc.description.abstract"A number of my pieces have multi-referential, extra-musical dimensions to them. Like Icarus ascending is one of these: the title comes from a Joni Mitchell song about Amelia Earhardt; there is also a punning reference in the title to Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending. The Icarus myth itself, clearly, is another source of reference, and particularly the large number of works of art it has inspired. For all this, the music describes no fall; Icarus continues his ascent, drifting off into the stratosphere. But has he avoided disaster? If, to us, he seems to be gliding effortlessly, it could just be that we are too far away to realise he has lost control and will not be returning. Like Icarus ascending was first performed at the University of New South Wales by Dene Olding in October 1984." -- Andrew Ford
dc.format.mimetypeaudio/wav
dc.identifierCSM34T11
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733715120
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2024.
dc.publisherCanberra School of Music, Australian National University
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnthology of Australian Music ; Series 4
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnthology of Australian Music on Disc (34)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCSM 34: Like Icarus Acending - Violin and Piano Music
dc.rights© 1999 Anthology of Australian Music on Disc
dc.subjectClassical Music
dc.titleAndrew Ford: Like Icarus Ascending (1984)
dc.typeSound recording
local.description.notesProduced by: Michael Grafton-Greene ; Recorded by: Michael Grafton-Greene ; Recorded at: Llewellyn Hall, Canberra School of Music ; Recording date: 1996

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