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ISMN9790720106540
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Accoustic piano and CD Soundbed. c.4'00
A collaboration between the sound designer, Adrian Barr and the composer explores the aural and physical characteristics of Felix, the Siamese cat, whose voice is the basis of the CDE soundbed.
Recorded by Antonietta Loffredo on Wirripang CD, Chilhood in Music available online |
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 The Cat's Meow- sheet music
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ISMN9790720106649
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The creative aesthetic behind this project is to have a strong intercultural focus featuring Asia-Pacific traditions of Korean samul nori drumming techniques, Filipino kulintang percussion, Japanese shakuhachi 'moment' aesthetic and East Asian string techniques (Korea, Japan, China) interacting with contemporary music. The trajectory from modern violin through to Chinese erhu and Korean kayageum techniques interacting within contemporary composition and cutting edge digital technology forms a thread behind this collection. The sound of Asia-Pacific gongs (Korea, China, Philippines) intersecting with modern percussion as an enlargement of the contemporary music tradition in performance and composition is another angle. Finally the use of the techniques of reed membrane and coloured breath from Western clarinet to Japanese shakuhachi exploring the 'single-note' aesthetic of East Asia within contemporary composition and improvisation also forms a focus. Wirr 028 |
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 1 Tristan Exploded (Ian Stevenson)
Haiku 1 (John Encarnacao)
 2 Between the sky and ...
3 ... the not sky we fly towards ...
4 ... the heart of winter
5 Not Broken Bruised-Reed (Bruce Crossman)
6 Genji (the Shining Prince) and the Koto Player (Diana Blom)
7 Patina (Michael Atherton)
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Low voice and piano c.11'00
A long song and short story. Helen Garner is a very fine and evocative Australian short story writer and ‘The Dark, the Light’, from Postcards from Surfers (Penguin 1985). Almost a music theatre work in miniature because of the different musical styles matching different text moods, the song can be sung by memory, but also with the score held as if reading the story to an audience. Composed 1997 |
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The Dark, the Light - sheet music
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ISMN9790720106229
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ISMN9790720126197
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Violin and piano, c.8'30
The story of "The Tale of Genji" is full of musical references and is portrayed in this piece. Genji, himself, plays the wagon, a six-stringed koto considered old-fashioned in the story, while the key women in his life play the kin, a seven-stringed, unfretted koto from China. Several modes are mentioned including the richi (ryo) and ritsu modes, to indicate a change of mood. Poems which have a constant role in special conversations are described as tanka (short song), waka (long song) or simply uta (song).
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Genji (the Shining Prince) and the Koto Player - sheet music
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ISMN 9790720101552
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Gong Agong for acoustic piano composed by Diana Blom with CD soundbed composed by Emma Stacker. c.7'20
The associations and rich sounds of a Malay gong, Korean gong, small Japanese gong, Japanese bells (like large sleigh bells), small Chinese gong, a necklace of very small bells worn in the Chinese dragon dance, tubular bells, tamtam and piano (inside and out), form the basis for Gong Agong. Rhythmically and texturally, the piano reflects and imitates some of the CD sounds before embarking on an interlocking section which draws on fragments of a Malay Terengganu gamelan piece "lagu" Perang.
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Gong Agong - sheet music
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ISMN9790720093017
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Piano duet, c.2'30
The Green Man's face is often found carved in wood or stone and is usually interpreted as symbolising rebirth because of the cycle of growth being reborn each spring. This work draws on the Celtic Green Man?s surroundings through use of several harmonic and metric associations.
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The Green Man Dances - sheet music
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ISMN 9790720078731
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Four pieces for double manual harpsichord.
This piece is influenced by the music of the seven-string long Chinese zither, the ch'in. Composed 1984 rev 2007.
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Lady Huang's Album - sheet music
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ISMN 97907204106618
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Cello and piano, c.5'0. Grade 6
Sydney dance teacher Ian Murphy tells how the Argentinean tango began in the ghettos of Buenos Aires, with dance steps grouped in 5s and 7s which worked across the music?s phrasing. However, when taken to Europe, extra dance steps were invented to fit into groups of 8s. I heard a modern tango, with its faster tempo so explores the grouping of 5 within this faster tempo. The piece employs voice leading, shifting harmonies and a long melody.
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Modern Tango - sheet music
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ISMN9790720093048
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Piano music by contemporary Australian and Italian composers played by Antonietta Loffredo.