Terra Australis (Band Gr. 3)

Terra Australis is a work in three movements that has been described as the perfect concert program, all in one. The movements reflect the Australian characteristics of grit, vulnerability and unbridled joy and offer development opportunities for all players. Terra Australis explores concert E flat through the Mixolydian, Phrygian and Locrian modes and there are FREE accompanying extensive teaching materials to prepare your ensemble for the sound worlds.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Apprentice
Level: 3 | Duration: 8:00

Instrumentation
Conductor's Score (A3 spiral bound)

Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon*
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn
Trombone 1
Trombone 2 (opt. Euphonium 2)
Euphonium B.C.
B-flat Euphonium T.C.
Tuba
String Bass

Timpani (3 drums)
Mallet Percussion 1: Vibraphone, Xylophone
Mallet Percussion 2: Marimba, Glockenspiel
Percussion 1: Hi-Hat, Sizzle Cymbal, Snare Drum
Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbal, Temple Blocks, Triangle, Finger Cymbals, Crash Cymbals
Percussion 3: Tambourine, Woodblock, Tam-Tam, Bass Drum

*Additional Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Euphonium parts available in exchange for Bassoon

Program Notes
During times when it was believed the Earth was flat, some believed the ‘antipodes’ to be a place “where things hung upwards, where trees grew downwards, and where water fell up instead of down” (Lactantius, L.C. (311) Divinarum institutionum libri VII. xxiv.). The potential for a ‘new world’ brought great hopes to rulers of the ancient world, their explorers and those seeking new trade opportunities. However, it was Magellan’s discovery of the Pacific Ocean in 1520 that brought about newfound optimism for a great southern land mass. Cartographers such as Ortelius, Plancius and Hondius had little factual evidence to go by other than the hope of “new lands, new seas, new stars” (Scott, E. (1929) Australian Discovery, ix ), hence they literally invented what this enormous continent looked like, often extending it from the southern tip of the Americas through to the South Pole (as pictured). They named this area Terra Australis, Latin for “South Land”. The discovery of this new world and it's transformation required determination, grit, imagination and reflection. Each of these qualities are values that I see in Australians from all walks of life. It is through these values we forge a 21st century Australia, one that embraces the past and steps together towards a prosperous and united future.