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Genji (the Shining Prince) and the Koto Player
By Diana Blom
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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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ISMN 9790720101552
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Gong Agong
By Diana Blom
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Gong Agong for acoustic piano composed by Diana Blom with 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 sounds before embarking on an interlocking section which draws on fragments of a Malay Terengganu gamelan piece "lagu" Perang.
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ISMN9790720093017
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Green Man Dances, The
By Diana Blom
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Piano duet, c.2'30The 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. Composed 2006
Recorded on New Music for Multiple Keyboards CD (Wirr 089) is available online
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Imperfect Reflection
By Diana Blom
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For Toy Piano
Composed 2022
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Into the Sun
By Diana Blom
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Viola and piano, c.13'00
The music draws together several influences - progressive rock's driving and changing metres, a song from a previous work by the composer, Brahm's Sonatensatz, - into a multi-section work. Composed 2010
Recorded by Dawn Bennett viola and Diana Blom on Australia - East and West, (Wirr 101) available online.
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ISMN 9790720126203
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Japanese Knitting
By Diana Blom
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For toy piano and three knitting needlesComposed 2021
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Lady Huang's Album
By Diana Blom
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Four pieces for double manual harpsichord, c.6'35This piece is influenced by the music of the seven-string long Chinese zither, the ch'in. Composed 1984 rev 2007.
Recorded by Diana Weston and Michael Taslka on Lady Huang's Album (Wirr 087), available online
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Lady Huang's Album - CD
By Diana Weston, Michael Tsalka
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Music for one or two harpsichords.
New music from Australia and the Americas for one and two harpsichords. For those who love harpsichords and think they should have a life in the present, here is the CD for you. Harpsichordist Michael Tsalka has a world-wide reputation and well-known Australian harpsichordist Diana Weston both had many of the works dedicated to them. Recorded courtesy of Western Sydney University at the instigation of composer Diana Blom whose work lends its name to the CD.
Review by Pamela Hickman
Wirr 087
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1 Tilting at Windmills (May Howlett)
2 Variations on a Ground (Gabriele Toia)
3 Green Leaf for Elke (Elena Kats-Chernin)
4 Sonatine (Max Yount)
5 Lady Huang's Album (Diana Blom)
6 Crimson Rosella (Ann Carr-Boyd)
7 Tocatta (Leonardo Coral)
8 Underground Currents (Benjamin Thorn)
9 Capricho (Pablo Escande)
Library, The
By Diana Blom
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Tenor and piano, c.10'30This long song takes its text from the novel, Maestro (1989), by Peter Goldsworthy. The story follows the search by a teenage boy seeking information about the past of his elderly Viennese piano teacher through the stack of shelves in the Library of Adelaide University.
Composed 1996
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Life
By Diana Blom
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Three songs for baritone and piano
- Prayer (John Burnside)
- Saturday Supermarket (Diana Blom)
- The Royal Exchange (Diana Weston)
Composed 2021
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Modern Folksong
By Diana Blom
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Four songs for unaccompanied voice
- Time (Diana Blom)
- Forgotten Fire (Robyn Boyce)
- Thinking Antarctica (Juan Salazar)
- The Good News (Bani McSpedden)
Composed 2020-2022
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Modern Tango (cello)
By Diana Blom
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Cello and piano, c.5'0. Grade 6The composer wrote: "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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ISMN9790720093048
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