Composers and Authors
Nest in the Rose Bush, The
By Miriam Hyde
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Piano Solo. Grade 3When Miriam Hyde went to the Ursuline Convent in Ashbury (a suburb of Sydney) in November 1964 to examine piano students, she was shown a nest in a rose bush, containing baby birds. She was very touched by this incident in Nature and wrote this piece promptly to send to the staff and their pupils. Two years later when it was first published, Miss Hyde sent a printed copy to the Convent. It happened to be the same time of year. She received a letter of thanks, which included this paragraph:'I love the little piece, and never walk among those roses without remembering it and its inspiration. The little birds are still around, but too wise now, ever to build again in that rose bush!'. Christine Edwards July 2016
Date of composition 1966.
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ISMN 9790720167848
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New Flute, The
By Miriam Hyde
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For solo piano, c.0'45. Preliminary grade AMEB syllabus
Composed 1975
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ISMN 9790720249780
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Nightfall and Merrymaking
By Miriam Hyde
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$35.00
Oboe and piano in two movements. Grade 8Nightfall by the River (Morrison)
By Miriam Hyde
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$13.00
Med-High voice and piano, c.3'10
Words by W. Allder Morrison
Composed 1955
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ISMN 9790720072838
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Nocturne for Flute and Piano (Hyde)
By Miriam Hyde
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Flute and Piano, c. 3'45. Grade 8Composed 1994
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ISMN 9790720159812
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Nostalgia CD
By Jeanell Carrigan
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Jeanell Carrigan (piano)Alfred Hill, the Australian composer is reputed to have said “To me there are only two kinds of music - good or bad. All old music has at one time been modern and all modern music will one day become old so why worry? Time is a great critic that puts them in their place”.
The piano compositions on this recording have been deliberately chosen because of their beauty, their inherent musicality, the craft and skill of the composers and their appeal to the listener. Not considered in their selection was any decision based on whether the style was the fashion at the time of their composition. All of the composers on this recording are Australian women who were born between 1862 and 1915.
To support this recording, Dr Jeanell Carrigan has researched and compiled three volumes of scores of these and additional piano works, most of which have not previously been published. These volumes, together with individual CDs, are available online.
Wirr 080
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1 A Water Colour (Katherine Parker)
2 The Watermill (Ester Kahn)
3 The Lake (Dulcie Holland)
4 Pastorale (Peggy Glanville Hicks)
5 Country Dance (Iris de Cairos Rego)
6 Prelude No. I (Florence Donaldson Ewart)
7 Prelude No. II (Florence Donaldson Ewart)
8 Prelude No. III (Florence Donaldson Ewart)
9 Prelude (Phyllis Batchelor)
10 Sarabande (Phyllis Batchelor)
11 Dithyramb - a ballet (Margaret Sutherland)
12 Ballerina (Miriam Hyde)
13 Arc-e Ciel (Katherine Parker)
14 The Ballerina (Marjorie Hesse)
15 Gavotte (Mona McBurney
16 Waltz in E (Iris de Cairos Rego)
17 Echo de Vienne (Esther Rofe)
18 Valse Gracieuse (Marjorie Hesse)
19 Marche Grotesque (Una Bourne)
20 Melody in Ab (Mary Bowden)
21 Miniature Variations on a Theme in A minor (Esther Rofe)
22 Ritsel (Meta Overman)
23 Will o'the Wisp (Mirrie Hill)
24 Prelude (Mirrie Hill)
25 Fun (Mirrie Hill)
26 Meditation (Nellie Cuddigan)
27 Nocturne for Piano (Dulcie Holland)
28 Nocturne (Katherine Parker)
On the Hillside
By Miriam Hyde
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Flute and piano, c.1'30. Grade 4Composed 1963.
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ISMN 97907201040636
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Pauline
By Miriam Hyde
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Solo piano, c.2'10. Grade 8
Composed 1929
Recorded and performed by the composer on: Piano Imagery (Wirr 084) - available online
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ISMN 9790720126340
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Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat minor
By Miriam Hyde
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$500.00
Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat minor, c. 30'30
Composed 1932-1933
The concerto is cast in a three movement, fast-slow-fast form, with the lyrical second giving way to dance-like third. In the late Romantic tradition, the melody and its developments are the prime source of interest and the driving forces in the progress of the work. Much of the dazzling technical work in the piano parts is over a held, or prolonged chord – a typical 19th century technique.
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Samples from CD Miriam Hyde Piano Concertos - (Nos 1 & 2 are played by Miriam Hyde) with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon (Wirr091) available online.
ISMN 9790720172569
$400.00 for digital download conductor's score and one set parts. (438 pages)
Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat minor (rehearsal score for two pianos)
By Miriam Hyde
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Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat minor rehearsal score for two pianos.
Composed 1932-1933
The concerto is cast in a three movement, fast-slow-fast form, with the lyrical second giving way to dance-like third. In the late Romantic tradition, the melody and its developments are the prime source of interest and the driving forces in the progress of the work. Much of the dazzling technical work in the piano parts is over a held, or prolonged chord – a typical 19th century technique.
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(Two scores for hard copy purchase)
Orchestral version recorded and released on CD Miriam Hyde Piano Concertos - (Nos 1 & 2 are played by Miriam Hyde) with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon (Wirr091) available online.
ISMN 9790720209289
$50.00 for digital download (one score)
Piano Concerto No 2 in C# minor
By Miriam Hyde
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$450.00
Piano Concerto No 2 in C# minor, c.25'00
Composed 1934-35
In February 1934, Miriam Hyde had the inspiration for the opening bars of this concerto only one week after her performance of the No. 1 concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, when she was a 21-years-old student at the Royal College of Music. It was completed in 1935, and she performed it later that year with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Constant Lambert.
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Samples from CD Miriam Hyde Piano Concertos - (Nos 1 & 2 are played by Miriam Hyde) with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon (Wirr091) available online.
ISMN 9790720171576
$350.00 for digital download conductor's score and one set parts. (340 pages)
Piano Concerto No 2 in C# minor (two-pianos)
By Miriam Hyde
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$150.00
Two-pianos rehearsal score for Piano Concerto No 2 in C# minor, c.25'00
Composed 1934-35
In February 1934, Miriam Hyde had the inspiration for the opening bars of this concerto only one week after her performance of the No. 1 concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, when she was a 21-years-old student at the Royal College of Music. It was completed in 1935, and she performed it later that year with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Constant Lambert.
Two scores available for hard copy purchase.
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Samples from CD Miriam Hyde Piano Concertos - (Nos 1 & 2 are played by Miriam Hyde) with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon (Wirr091) available online.
ISMN 9790720209333
$75.00 for digital download