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I Thought I Heard a Magpie Call
By Margaret Schindler/Philip Mayers
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Heritage Australian Art SongsMargaret Schindler (soprano), Philip Mayers (piano)
The collection covers a wide ground. Some of these songs were never intended to be considered as High Art; written for relatively uncritical consumption, they and others of their sort were aimed at the home music market, at times when singing together around the piano was a common evening pastime. An all-pervading sense of innocence prevails, maybe reflective of the publishing strictures of the times. Choosing the material for this recording was a journey of rediscovery for the artists which resulted in representative appraisals of a past revisited, and you will find amongst the acknowledged classics the sort of tunes some may primly dismiss as too light a fare.
Choosing the name for this CD was not hard. Ask any Australian abroad what remembered sound most triggers their nostalgia, and the inimitable rusty-gate chortle of the magpie will usually be the answer. [extracts from the liner notes by Philip Mayers]
Wirr 076
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1 Mopoke (Alfred Hill)
2 A Bush Bird in a Blue Gum Tree (Horace Gleeson)
3 There's a Whisper in the Air (May H Brahe)
4 The Piper from Over the Way (May H Brahe)
5 The Fairy Bridge (Alfred Hill)
6 The Call of the Maytime (May H Brahe)
7 Idyll (Then Comes the Dawn) (Olive Ingall)
8 The Pixie Piper Man (Leslie Elliott)
9 In Spite of All (Mirrie Hill)
10 Lovely Morning (Horace Gleeson)
11 The Thrush (Edith Harrhy)
12 My Bird Singing (Mirrie Hill)
13 Spring Mirth (John Villaume)
14 By the Moongate (John Villaume)
15 You came to me in May (Edith Harrhy)
16 Flowers of Sleep (Roy Agnew)
17 Come Sleep (Peggy Glanville Hicks)
18 I Thought I Heard a Magpie Call (Alfred Hill)
19 A Little Town (Alfred Hill)
20 Bush Silence (William G James)
21 An Australian Lullaby (Edith Harrhy)
22 Brown Bird (John Villaume)
23 I Heard a Sound of Singing (Mirrie Hill)
24 In Early Green Summer (Marjorie Hesse)
25 Down Sunlit Glades (Mirrie Hill)
26 A Pastoral Madonna (Dulcie Holland)
27 Summer is Dying (Edith Harrhy)
28 Autumn Leaves (Edith Harrhy)
29 In Early Green Summer (Marjorie Hesse)
30 If I Should Make a Garden (Louis Lavater)
31 Our Friend (Alfred Hill)
32 Nature's Requiem (John Villaume)
I Want to be Ready - SAA
By Jocelyn E Kotchie
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SAA Traditional Negro Spiritual, c.2'25
The traditional spirituals which have derived from the African American slaves of the late 18th through early 19th centuries provide a wonderful opportunity for choirs to not only experience this incredibly powerful music, but also to stir the emotional responses of their audiences through clever and often subtle use of dynamics and expression.
Discount price for multiple copies contact keats@wirripang.com.au
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ISMN M720011301
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I Want To Be Ready - SAATB
By Jocelyn E Kotchie
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$10.00
SAATB Traditional Negro Spiritual, c.2'25The traditional spirituals which have derived from the African American slaves of the late 18th through early 19th centuries provide a wonderful opportunity for choirs to not only experience this incredibly powerful music, but also to stir the emotional responses of their audiences through clever and often subtle use of dynamics and expression.
Discount price for multiple copies contact keats@wirripang.com.au
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I Will Build My House in the Water (4th C Chinese)
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano c.1'50,
- Grade: 6 (TCL) and Grade 4 (AMEB D List), included on the Trinity/Guildhall Singing Syllabus.
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date: 1936
- Tempo: Marked Andante, this song is about two lovers passing the time of day oblivious to all else.
Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcvX-NP7aU4&feature=channel&list=UL
and by Wendy Dixon and David Miller on Songs from Australia (Wirr 001) both CDs available online
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ISMN M720041056
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I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
By Colin Brumby
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SATB unaccompanied.
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ISMN 9790720101019
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I Will Sing
By Brett M Mckern
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SATB choir and organ, c.4'00, Also available as choir, brass and organ.
Choral score $10.00 - Discount for multiple copies contact keats@wirripang.com.au
Instrumental score and parts $40.00 (ISMN M720060576)
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ISMN M720060583
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I wonder as I wander
By David Morris
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Arranged for SATB choir with piano/organ and optional instrumental accompaniment.
Words and music by John Jacob Niles
This is one of a loose set of five hymn arrangements in similar styles: My shepherd will supply my need, Silent night, I wonder as I wander, Were you there when they crucified my Lord? and How can I keep from singing?
They are designed for maximum flexibility. Any musically sensitive choices are encouraged.
For discount on multiple copies of choral score and parts contact keats@wirripang.com.au
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ISMN 9790673143869
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I Would Like to Paint as the Bird Sings
By Phillip Wilcher
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$40.00
Piano solos, Grades 6-8Composed 2004
- Bordigher c.1'10
- Bathers in La Grenovillere, c.1'50
- Camille, c.1'00
- Self Portrait, c.2'20
- Etretat, c.1'50
- Regatta a Argentevil, c.2'00
- Poppy Fields, c.1'00
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ISMN9790720164007
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Iapetus Ostinato
By Annie Burbank
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Solo piano, c.3'15. Grade 7Composed 2024
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ISMN 9790720231280
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Icarus
By Houston Dunleavy
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$25.00
Solo flute, 9'30. Advanced, suitable for Grade: HSC and above
A programmatic piece, based on perceived feelings of the young Icarus when he longed to fly, feeling its exhilaration and then the fear of losing control. Composed 1985
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ISMN M720011431
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Ice Land, The
By Alan Hinde
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Solo piano, c.1'40
Composed 1977
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ISMN 9790720126678
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Icy Walk
By Annie Burbank
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Solo piano, c.4'20. Grade 6
This piece builds up from a very quiet and distant beginning to a lush middle section, and finishes with a calm resignation.
Composed 2021
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ISMN 9790720249179
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