Composers and Authors
Shoalhaven Suite
By Ann Carr-boyd
Regular price
$25.00
Solo piano suite of four movements. Advance grade
Composed 1999.
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- Shoalhaven Suite - sheet music samples
- 1. Blue Pacific - audio, c.4'00
- 2. Willinga Lagoon - audio, c.4'30
- 3. Petronella's Pear - audio, c.3'30
- 4. The Escarpment - audio, c.3'50
ISMN 9790720093086
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Slow Jazz
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$40.00
Solo violin, solo cello and string orchestra. c.4'00. The music has a slow swing, never hurried.
Composed 2011 for Australian Violin Ensemble
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ISMN9790720133478
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Solitary Rag, The (piano duet)
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$20.00
Piano duet, c.4'45. Grade 8
The Solitary Rag was composed in March 2020 and the title is a comment upon the new era we are experiencing at this time, as the world battles the corona virus which has altered so quickly the way in which we live.
The Ragtime sections hark back to a form of music so popular in the earlier part of the 20th century. The middle section is a reminder of the memorable occasions in which we gathered together and enjoyed the company of one another – all just memories at this time of writing.
This is also available as a piano solo.
Composed 2020
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ISMN9790720227573
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Solitary Rag, The (piano solo)
By Ann Carr-boyd
Regular price
$15.00
Solo piano, c.4'45. Grade 8
The Solitary Rag was composed in March 2020 and the title is a comment upon the new era we are experiencing at this time, as the world battles the corona virus which has altered so quickly the way in which we live.
The Ragtime sections hark back to a form of music so popular in the earlier part of the 20th century. The middle section is a reminder of the memorable occasions in which we gathered together and enjoyed the company of one another – all just memories at this time of writing.
This is also available as a piano duet.
Composed 2020
Recorded by John Martin on Ann and John Wirr 124, available online.
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- The Solitary Rag - sheet music
- audio (played by John Martin)
ISMN9790720227566
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Song of the Goldfields (Blaiklock)
By Ann Carr-boyd
Regular price
$40.00
Soprano, cello and piano c.8'00Text by Bronwyn Blaiklock. The words based on the goldfields of Ballarat, Victoria, evoke the essence of the goldfields - the hardships of life; the traditions which traveled with these adventurous people and the feeling of a new life in a new country. Composed 2013.
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ISMN9790720140834
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Space Junk - CD
By Diana Weston
Regular price
$25.00
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.
Wirr 114
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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)
Spring Song
By Ann Carr-boyd
Regular price
$5.00
Piano Duet, c.1'40. Grade 4
Composed 2022
ISMN 9790673142473
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Square Piano - CD
By Diana Weston
Regular price
$0.00
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.
Wirr 120 Digital Only
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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
Regular price
$25.00
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.
Wirr 097
All scores available online
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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
Stairway to the Moon - clarinet
By Ann Carr-boyd
Regular price
$40.00
Clarinet and piano. Four pieces, suggested grade 6 - 8
Inspired by the Staircase (or Stairway) to the Moon which is a natural phenomenon caused by the rising of a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats in Roebuck Bay 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.
Composed 2017/2018
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- 1. Moonacres Farm, and audio c.3'56
- 2. Old Mandemar Road, and audio c.4'33
- 3. Rumba for Two, and audio c.2'10
- 4. Stairway to the Moon, and audio c.3'33
Recorded Stairway to the Moon (Wirr 097) available online
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ISMN9790720214412
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Stairway to the Moon - harpsichord/fortepiano
By Ann Carr-boyd
Regular price
$25.00
Harpsichord and fortepiano, c.5'00. Advanced grade
As the Full Moon rises over Roebuck Bay in Broome at certain times the exposed tidal flats are transformed into a staircase of light rising slowly to meet the orb hanging huge and shimmering gold. This phenomenon is a rare spectacle that brings many tourists to various vantage points including Town Beach and the Mangrove Hotel to wait for the Moon to rise. As the excitement and anticipation mounts spectators at the Hotel are entertained by a honky tonk piano belting out a jazz theme which contains an undercurrent of bass repetitive notes. However this percussive refrain also evokes the didgeridoo and the clap stick- a homage to the those who first witnessed this strange and captivating event in the Dreamtime. The old meets the new. This is a special and ancient place on the west Pilbara and Kimberley coast of Western Australia. The mangroves and mudflats of Roebuck is in Yawuru country. The Staircase forms part of the Lurujarri Trail.
As the Moon rises and exposes the stairs the piano chords become silvery and step up in rises with tonalities we have grown to look forward to from this composer. The Moon interlude then becomes a captivating mixture of the modern spectators excitement and wonder as the staircase builds and of the old Moon man of the Dreamtime as danced by the Bardi people who understand the strong tides and their precious saltwater environment.
Composed 2018
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ISMN9790720214467
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Stairway to the Moon - piano duet
By Ann Carr-boyd
Regular price
$15.00
Piano duet, c.4'00.
As the Full Moon rises over Roebuck Bay in Broome at certain times the exposed tidal flats are transformed into a staircase of light rising slowly to meet the orb hanging huge and shimmering gold. This phenomenon is a rare spectacle that brings many tourists to various vantage points including Town Beach and the Mangrove Hotel to wait for the Moon to rise. As the excitement and anticipation mounts spectators at the Hotel are entertained by a honky tonk piano belting out a jazz theme which contains an undercurrent of bass repetitive notes. However this percussive refrain also evokes the didgeridoo and the clap stick- a homage to the those who first witnessed this strange and captivating event in the Dreamtime. The old meets the new. This is a special and ancient place on the west Pilbara and Kimberley coast of Western Australia. The mangroves and mudflats of Roebuck is in Yawuru country. The Staircase forms part of the Lurujarri Trail.
As the Moon rises and exposes the stairs the piano chords become silvery and step up in rises with tonalities we have grown to look forward to from this composer. The Moon interlude then becomes a captivating mixture of the modern spectators excitement and wonder as the staircase builds and of the old Moon man of the Dreamtime as danced by the Bardi people who understand the strong tides and their precious saltwater environment.
Composed 2018
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ISMN9790720214450
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