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Songs from Australia CD
By Various Composers
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See also online, Songs from Australia teaching manual and sheet music for all 27 songs.
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1 Monkey and Turtle (Stephen Leek)
2 Love Me Sweet (Carl Vine)
3 Come Sleep (Peggy Glanville-Hicks)
4 Moreton Bay (arr Mark O'Leary)
5 Dinah's Song (Ester Rofe)
6 Bless this House (May Brahe)
7 Waltzing Matilda (arr Cowan/O'Leary)
8 Lullaby (R J Stove)
9 An Angry Cactus Does No Good (Stephen Yates)
10 The Trouble with Geraniums (Stephen Yates)
11 Dreams at Eventide (Horace Keats)
12 My Dark-eyed Acushla (Horace Keats)
13 O Yellow, Yellow Sweet (Alan Tregaskis)
14 I Will Build my House in the Water (Horace Keats)
15 The Lamb (Horace Keats)
16 Love's Secret (Horace Keats)
17 Plucking the Rushes (Horace Keats)
18 Love Song ( R J Stove)
19 Epigram I (Stephen Yates)
20 Epigram II (Stephen Yates)
21 Epigram III (Stephen Yates)
22 Epigram IV (Stephen Yates)
23 Nature's Changes (John Wayne Dixon)
24 Columbine (Horace Keats)
25 Sea Wraith (Horace Keats)
26 The Stars Turn (Peter Sculthorpe)
27 Evening (John Wayne Dixon)
Space Junk - CD
By Diana Weston
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Diana Weston piano and harpsichord; Mary Sambell, piano and percussion; Joanne Arnott, recorder and Angus Ryan, cello
Music on this album transports the listener to other worlds. Imagine astral bodies in many different forms, colours and shapes. Travel back in time to remember the joy, play and innocence of childhood, and hear the story of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, now over 90 years old, told in music. An ancient Chinese travelling band and the art of knitting Japanese-style are in there as well.
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[1 - 15] Star Burst: 15 astral pieces for piano (Diana Weston, piano)
Shooting Stars
Pluto
Mars
The Sun
Mercury
Pulsar (in the Crab Nebula)
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4565
Earth
Sombrero Galaxy NGC 4594
Phoebe
Fiji Moon
Stefan’s Quintet
Quasar Pks 2142-75,
Star Clusters
Saturn
[16 - 19] Percy crosses the Nullarbor: piano duet (Primo Diana Weston, Secondo Mary Sambell)
It’s a long way,
The Stars at Night,
Getting to know the Nullarbor,
Made it to the other side
[20 - 23] Percy goes to Mudgee: piano duet (Primo Diana Weston, Secondo Mary Sambell)
Mustering sheep,
Down by the River,
Chasing Rabbits,
By the Fire
[24] Flying West for harpsichord, recorder and cello (Diana Weston, harpsichord; Joanne Arnott, recorder; Angus Ryan, cello)
Flying West
Bumpy Ride
Interlude 1
Wings from the Sky
Interlude 2
Red Earth
The Clinic
The Return
Diana Blom:
[25] Cat’s Play (Diana Weston, piano; Mary Sambell, percussion)
[26] Japanese Knitting (Diana Weston, piano; Mary Sambell, percussion)
[27] The Travelling Chinese Orchestra (Diana Weston, piano; Mary Sambell, percussion)
Spellbound - CD
By Phillip Wilcher
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"Phillip Wilcher is a man ‘spellbound’ by profound spirituality that he rationalizes with a natural philosophy that transcends most who live in the superficial world that confronts us today. There is a depth in him expressed by gentleness, kindness, and demonstrated by the great love that he exudes. All this is tempered by discipline, precision, delicacy and firmness of touch that only the truest, yet finest of musicians can expound. Of all the discs that he has produced this is the most aptly named, in that it summarizes a composer, musician and writer of integrity, and one of those rare beings who rises above all he encounters and yet remains very much one of us." Brennan Keats
Music by Phillip Wilcher with Goetz Richter, violin, Minah Choe, cello and Jeanell Carrigan, piano.
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1. Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
2. Pavane
3. Through Forests Many a Flower
4. La Danse a Bouvigal
5. Scherzo No 2 in B minor
6. Spellbound
7. Dream-Reverie
8-11. Piano Trio
i Allegretto moderato - allegro
ii Largo - Andante, commuovente
iii Largo
iv Moderato con moto - quasi allegretto
12. Scherzo No. 3 in C# minor
13. Woven by Moonlight
14. Serenade
15. Waltz-Nocturne
16-19. Fantasie Sonata
i Allegro moderato
ii Moderato
iii Andante maestoso
iv Allegretto ma non troppo
20. Scherzo No 4 in E minor
Spirit Dances
By Marina Marsden
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Violin and piano works performed by Marina Marsden (violin) and Clemens Leske (piano). Works of composers Anne Boyd, Ross Edwards, Matthew Hindson, Dulcie Holland, Miram Hyde, Stephen Leek, Wilfred Lehmann, Peter Sculthorpe, Margaret Sutherland and Stephen Yates. Wirr 025
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1 The Big 5-0 (Matthew Hindson)
Divertimento (Dulcie Holland) [1-5]
2 Statement,
3 Scherzetto,
4 Ostinato,
5 Reprise
6 Soliloquy (Wilfred Lehmann)
7 From Saibai (Peter Sculthorpe)
Polish Variations (Wilfred Lehmann) [8-11]
8 Theme, in the Style of a Mazurka and Variation I
9 Variation II - Scherzo (Prestissimo)
10 Variation III
Nocturne
11 Coda (Mazurka Tempo)
12 White Cockatoo Spirit Dance (Ross Edwards)
13 Serenade (Miriam Hyde)
14 Movements (Stephen Yates)
15 Goombungee (Stephen Leek)
16 Repetepetition (Matthew Hindson)
17 Beside Bamboos (Anne Boyd)
Sonatina (Margaret Sutherland) [18-20]
18 Gaily rhythmic
19 Singingly
20 Lively and teasing
Square Piano - CD
By Diana Weston
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Square Piano - Sounds of the Piano in Colonial Australia
Diana Weston
We know the sound of the modern piano so well that that of the pianoforte in its infancy will seem almost as strange as it must have to the Aboriginal people whose lands had so recently become occupied. The pianofortes that came to Australia were English-made (as would be expected from the exclusive mix of English, Irish and Scottish immigrant), and were known as ‘square’ pianos. They were destined for a domestic market. Thousands were imported into Australia in the first fifty years of the colony. Most have now disappeared or remain only as shells of their former selves – croaky-voiced and unplayable.
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[1-2] John Christian Bach (1735- d. London 1782).Sonata in B flat Op. 5 No. 1 from ‘Six Sonatas for the Piano Forte or Harpsichord’, London
[3] Joseph Haydn (1732- d. Vienna 1809)
Twelve Variations in E flat major Hoboken XVII: 3
Sample variations
[4-6] Ignace Pleyel (1757- d. Paris 1831). A Favourite Sonata for the Piano Forte Op. 92, No. 2, London
Adagio/Allegro Molto
Adagio non troppo
Allegretto
[7-9] Johann Baptist Cramer (1771- d. London 1858)
Sonata in C major (c. 1800) from Trois Sonates pour Le Piano-Forte composées et dédiées à Joseph Haydn Oev. 23 No. 2
Stairway to the Moon - CD
By Ann Carr-boyd
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Music by Ann Carr-Boyd
The Staircase (or Stairway) to the Moon is a natural phenomenon caused by the rising of a full moon reflected on the exposed mudflats in Roebuck Bay in Western Australia at extremely low tide, to create a beautiful optical illusion of a stairway reaching to the moon. This spectacular sight occurs from March through to November. Roebuck Bay is near Broome.
Ann's works performed by: The Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye with harpist Verna Lee and concertmaster Kyle Little.
Other works include outstanding performances by clarinetist Amy Whyte and pianist John Martin.
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[1] Stairway to the Moon - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[2] Fantasy for Harp and Orchestra - Verna Lee, harp and the Steel City Strings
[3] Rumba for Two - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[4] Spiral Galaxy - John Martin, piano
[5] Mercury - John Martin, piano
[6] Sombrero Galaxy - John Martin, piano
[7] Grasstree Hill - Verna Lee, harp and the Steel City Strings
[8] Crimson Rosella - John Martin, piano
[9] Left Bank Waltz - Steel City Strings
[10] Sea Chant - Steel City Strings
[11] Moonacres Farm - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[12] Old Mandemar Road - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[13] Gulumkan - John Martin, piano
[14 – 16] Moonbeams Kiss the Sea ) - John Martin, piano
(i) The waves clasp one another
(ii) Moonbeams kiss the sea
(iii) See the mountains kiss high heaven
Summer Madrigal - CD
By Various Composers
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For Cor anglais and Piano
Rachel Tolmie, cor anglais and John Martin, piano, perform on this recording with creativity and sensitivity. A delightful collection of works have been chosen which include many solo pieces by Rachel and others in ensemble.
Wirripang composers - Piotr Nowotnik, Timothy Franklin, Michael Atherton and Paul Paviour are included, as is Franz Holford whose work, Summer Madrigal, is the title of the CD.
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- [1] Summer Madrigal (1974) – Franz Holford arr. Rachel Tolmie
- [2] Sunset in the Hourglass (2011) – Piotr Nowotnik
- [3] Sonetto (c.1970) – Franz Holford arr. Rachel Tolmie
- [4] Sarabande (2010) – Timothy Franklin
- [5] Sonata for Cor anglais and Piano, Mvt. II (2013) – Phillip Rutherford
- [6] Solo from Tristan and Isolde (1859) – Richard Wagner
- [7] Sonata for Cor anglais and Piano, Mvt. I (2000) – Peter Webb
- [8] “Tuned In” (2012) – Michael Atherton
Ardmore Bay, Askeval, Child of Ardmore, Curved line sideways,
Eulogy for Mort’s Dock, Full Fathom Five, Karakoram, Mountain Train - [9] Slumber Song (1969) – Franz Holford arr. Rachel Tolmie
- [10] All Alone (2011) – Paul Paviour
Lonesome Prelude, Skittish Scherzo, Reflection, On the Harbour,
Lasers and Levers, Carefree Charlie, Summer Vista, Robert’s Rag-time
Tangling with the Epic CD
By Blom, Hanrahan
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Songs by Diana Blom and Tyler Goodrich White; with
MeeAe Cecilia Nam, Kevin Hanrahan, Patrick McNally,
Robert Mills, Kwam Dawes, John Kinsella
A dialogue in voice and song
Edgar “Yip” Harburg, an American lyricists known as “Broadway’s social conscience,” said, "Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought." This project strives to do just that through the exploration of new art songs for soprano, tenor, baritone, and piano. The project originated out of a need for English language duets between tenor and baritone and grew into much more. At its very essence the project is about the joys and struggles of life. It includes songs born out of the pandemic (Modern Folksong), everyday activities (Life & Southern Songs), and special moments in life (Set Me as a Seal). Anchoring these songs is Tangling with the Epic, a song cycle for tenor, baritone, and piano.
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CD 1
[1] The Ballad of the Canterbury Pilgrims (Blom) [8:10]
[2-4] Life (Blom)
Prayer [2:30], Saturday Supermarket [2:58], The Royal Exchange [1:49]
[5] Set Me as a Seal (White) [9:47]
[6-9] Modern Folksong (Blom)
Time [1:17], Forgotten Fire [2:49], Thinking Antarctica [1:31], The Good News [1:47]
[10] The Gambler’s Son: Out of a tight spot (White) [5:59]
[11-14] Southern Songs (Blom)
Legend [6:43], New Bird [3:03], Rodin’s dancers [4:38], The Bond of Bees [1:30]
CD 2
Tangling with the Epic:
[1] There isn’t a Quid Pro Quo – Poem [0:33]
[2] There isn’t a Quid Pro Quo (Blom) [1:40]
[3] On Sunday the tepid sermon sharpened – Poem [0:46]
[4] On Sunday the tepid sermon sharpened (Blom) [2:10]
[5] Back where hills are horizons – Poem [0:27]
[6] Back where hills are horizons (Blom) [1:49]
[7] Saturn is close to the strawberry moon – Poem [0:31]
[8] Saturn is close to the strawberry moon (White) [3:21]
[9] So now in the doldrums – Poem [0:46]
[10] So now in the doldrums (White) [4:02]
[11] Regret is hillside erosion – Poem [0:29]
[12] Regret is hillside erosion (White) [4:21]
[13] The truth is, John – Poem [0:40]
[14] The truth is, John (Blom) [1:13]
[15] Don’t, Kwame (Little White Lies) – Poem [0:30]
[16] Don’t, Kwame (Blom) [1:07]
[17] I’m changing landscapes – Poem [1:05]
[18] I’m changing landscapes (Blom) [2:55]
[19] Off the coast – Poem [0:45]
[20] Off the coast (White) [3:10]
[21] I want to be trapped in twilight – Poem [0:30]
[22] I want to be trapped in twilight (White) [3:17]
[23] Bless – a double (These Days There is Sugar) – Poem [1:13]
[24] Bless – a double (White) [7:00]
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That Bloody Game
By Michael Halliwell, David Miller
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Australian World War I Songs performed by baritone Michael Halliwell and pianist David Miller. The songs in this collection respond to the changing circumstances of the war. From recruitment in Australia, songs written for the precise purpose of getting men to join up, sometimes shaming them into doing so! For Australia, Gallipoli was the first 'big event' of the war, and then to the Dardanelles, and to France; to the home front and how the war affected civilians and celebrating the return of the forces. The songs also reflect the more serious side to which classical composers of the time responded to the war so creating many outstanding songs that can be heard on this recording. The CD booklet portrays many of the original covers from the songs' scores.
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1. Wake up! Australia (Alfred Mansfield)2. For auld Lang Syne! Australia will be there ('Skipper' W. W. Francis)
3. Backblocks Bill (George R. Hyam)
4. Good-bye, my sweet Australian Lassie (G.W. Walker)
5. Gallipoli (Lieut. A. Wheatley-Healy/J. E. Dodd)
6. The Heroes of the Dardanelles (Reginald A. A. Stoneham)
7. The Anzac soldier (C. Stevens)
8. He died at the Dardanelles (Daisy Andrews/Jack Briton)
9. Over the top with the best of luck (May Lawrence/Charles Logan)
10. The Attack (on Zeebrugge) (Reginald A. A Stoneham)
11. Sing us a song of Australia (Charles Ridgway)
12 . He was only a private, that's all (W. Evelyn Dell/Frederick E. Gladdish)
13. Lonely (Anon/Felix Le Roy)
14. What do you think of the Kaiser? Boo! Hoo! Hoo! (Charles Vaude)
15. Why can't each nation be at peace? (George Daniels/Felix Le Roy)
16. The Anzac's Bride (W.W. Barnes)
17. Back Home (Reginald A. A Stoneham)
18. Don't sing a song about the war to me (Charles Vaude)
19. I gave my best for my country (Tom E. Leonard)
20. Australia's hymn for her dead (E.S. Emerson/Thomas G. Rabbets)
21. And the Band played Waltzing Matilda (Eric Bogle/arr. Calvin Bowman)
Tunes for Mademoiselle
By John Martin
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Works performed by John Martin include Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Zez Confrey and Billy Mayerl, as well as several of our finest Australian composers, such as Ann Carr-Boyd, Amanda Handel, Stuart Greenbaum and Elena Kats-Chernin. Wirr 034
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1 Pasquinade (Gottscchalk)
2 Antoinette (Joplin)
3 Bethena, Concert Waltz (Joplin)
4 Dizzy Fingers (Confrey)
5 Tune for Mademoiselle (Confrey)
6 Blue Tornado (Confrey)
7 Blue Bay (Handel)
8 Sapphire Rag (Kats-Chernin)
9 Blue Gardenia (Wilcher)
10 Flapperette (Greer)
11 The Joker (Mayerl)
12 Marigold (Mayerl)
13 Bats in the Belfry (Mayerl)
14 Northbridge Blues (Carr-Boyd)
15 Rag for Razz (Carr-Boyd)
16 A Passing Thought (Martin)
17 New Roads, Old Destinations (Greenbaum)
18 Two Waltzes in C (Gershwin)
Valley of Rocks - CD
By Miriam Hyde
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A collection of 12 piano pieces composed and performed by Miriam Hyde. Liner notes compiled by Ann Carr-Boyd. First released in 1993 and now re-released and available online only from Wirripang. Wirr 085
Sheet music for most of these pieces are available online.
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1 Fantasia on Waltzing Matilda
2 Rhapsody No. 1 in F# minor
3 Magpies at Sunrise
4 Brownhill Creek in Spring
5 The Ring of New Bells6 Sonata in G minor
i. Allegro energico
ii. Andante solennemente
iii. Allegro con brio
7 Reflected Reeds
8 Scherzo Fantastico
9 Valley of Rocks
10 Evening in Cordoba
11 Water Nymph
12 Concert Study No. 3 in C# minor
Variations! CD
By Daniel Herscovitch
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for piano 17th - 21st CenturiesDaniel Herscovitch, piano, with Clemens Leske (Track 2).
Variation is the oldest and most basic musical form across all musical cultures. This CD includes works by eleven composers from five centuries and eight countries including Australia and its two neighbours Indonesia and New Zealand.
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1. Ground in Gamut (Henry Purcell)
2. Andante with Variations K.501 (W A Mozart)
3. Variations on Rule Britannia Wo0 79 (L v Beethoven)
4. Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli D.719 (F Schubert)
5. Berceuse Op.57 (F Chopin)
6. Danza sacra e duetto finale d'Aida (F Liszt)
7. Chaconne Op.32 (Carl Nielsen)
8. Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (Edwin Carr)
Variations Op.27 (Anton Webern) [9-11]
9. Sehr mäßi
10. Sehr schnell
11. Ruhig fileßend
Like Writing on Water: Variations on Webern's Op.27 (Brad Gill) [12-16]
12. Crush
13. Trails...
14. Interweave
15. Like Writing on Water
16. Distance
17. Rapsodia Nusantara No.10 (Ananda Sukarlan)
