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In the Nape of a Dream (F) (Wilcher)

By Phillip Wilcher

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Soprano and piano, c.2'30
Words by the composer.
Composed 2016.

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In the Rose Garden

By Miriam Hyde

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A collection of 17 songs for high to medium voice and piano Includes CD of all works by soprano, Wendy Dixon and pianist, David Miller, who have also recorded 27 songs by Miriam Hyde on Fire in My Heart (Wirr 044) - available online.

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1    The River and the Hill (Henry Kendall) c.2'58
2    Nightfall by the River (W Allder Morrison) c.4'32
3    Laughter (Hilda Hammond-Spencer) c.1'36
4    The Illawarra Flame (Patricia Francis) c. 3'06
5    Anzac Threnody (Dorothea Dowling) c. 2'16
6    Dawn Service (Mary Bertram) c.2'48
7    In the Rose Garden (Marjorie Kenna) c.1'18
8    The First Boronia (Miriam Hyde) c.2'27
9    Leaves in the Wind (Miriam Hyde) c.1'49
10  The Apple Tree (Patricia Hackett) c.2'00
11  My Sorrow Stirs (Hilda Hammond-Spencer) c.4'02
12  Prayer for Rain (Miriam Hyde) c.3'06
13  Late June (Valerie Barton) c.1'52
14  Winter Willow Music (Miriam Hyde) c.2'17
15  Thoughts at Dusk (Miriam Hyde) c.1'58
16  A Song of Autumn (Adam Lindsay Gordon) c.1'55
17  Twilight Beach (Dorothea Dowling) c.3'33

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In the Rose Garden (Kenna)

By Miriam Hyde

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High voice and piano, c.1'00
Words by Marjorie Kenna. 
Composed 1946.

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In the Twilight (piano 4 hands)

By John Peterson

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Piano four hands, c.4'40. 

In the Twilight attempts to capture the enervated and sometimes lethargic qualities inherent in a sunny late afternoon, as the day begins to give way to the night. There is an effortless and easy flow to music in the opening section, evoking the warmth of the sun and its slow and steady but inevitable movement towards the western horizon. The middle section, set in the Aeolian minor mode on C, is almost dream-like: a simple and languorous melody floats across rhythmically active but delicate bass figurations that provide subtle counterpoint to the main melody. There is beauty in the moment, but also some regret as we realise the sun is disappearing and the day ending. Thus, in the final section, the music returns to that of the opening of the piece, although the main melody now rhythmically set to the rhythm of a waltz: it is as if, drunk on the effects of the last warmth of the sun, we dance briefly in a wistful manner to celebrate the moment. The outer sections of this piece feature the Lydian mode, one of my personal favourites when composing: the key features of this mode are the major 3rd, augmented 4th, and major 7th degrees of the scale, all of which, for me, provide added poignancy to the music.

Recorded on Incantations by Jeanell Carrigan, available online

Composed 2023

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In the Utter Darkness

By Michael Hannan

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Solo flute, c10'30.  Level of difficulty - advanced.

In three movements this work reflects alignment to the tradition of Australian composers using the Japanese haiku poetic form as a central inspiration for pieces and the honkyoku repertoire of Japanese shakuhachi music with phrasal design and ornamental detail.  Composed 1983 

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In the Vapours of Delphi

By Amanda Handel

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Solo Flute, c.6.45 - 7'0.  Suggested grade A.Mus.A

Four separate movements make up this enthralling work.
Includes audio CD performed by Naomi Halls.  Composed 2006

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In this Garden (Cox)

By Betty Beath

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Cycle of five songs for mezzo-soprano and piano. Grade 7/8
Composed 1999

Words by David Cox
1. Spider, c.1'20
2. Butterflies, c.2'10
3. Worm, c.2'20
4. Snail, c.1'40
5. Sparrow, c.1'20

Recorded on the CD Music of Betty Beath, Wirr 024, available online

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In Tribute

By Dulcie Holland

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Fantasy for violin and piano upon a theme of Hooper Brewster-Jones, c.8'00

It is a fantasy based on a theme by South Australian composer Hooper Brewster-Jones. The theme being the melody in the middle of the piece played by both the violin and the piano, which accompanies the theme with very lush harmony. The work opens in a very dramatic fashion, fanfare–style, and the influence of Richard Strauss or Richard Wagner is fairly obvious in the use of harmonic progressions and the density of harmony used. Alfred Hill, who would have been Holland’s main mentor in 1932 was a fanatical Wagnerite!  Composed 1932

The volume includes a CD performed by Goetz Richter (violin) and Jeanell Carrigan (piano) and recorded as In Tribute (Wirr 105) available online

Researched, edited and recorded by Jeanell Carrigan

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In Tribute - CD

By Jeanell Carrigan

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  Chamber music by Dulcie Holland
  Goetz Richter violin, Minah Choe cello, Jeanell Carrigan piano.

  The works on this recording are mainly examples of early works –
  some even written before Holland had any formal composition instruction. In Tribute was written in 1932 and despite being such an early work shows great maturity. It is fantasy written in tribute to the South Australian-born composer Hooper Brewster-Jones and based on a short melodic theme that he contributed. The work is for violin and piano, each with a part of equal difficulty, in one movement, and it is assumed that the work was written for inclusion in a composition competition. Holland was very fond of entering in such competitions and had great success with many of her songs and some of her chamber works.

This recording is part of a large project involving a book about the Life and Music of Dulcie Holland and a series of published scores. The title of the CD ‘In Tribute’ is of course the name of one of the works included on the recording but has the double meaning that this CD is made as a tribute to Dulcie Holland whose musical legacy deserves to be rediscovered and honoured.

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[1-3]  Sonata for Cello and Piano (1993)
Allegro ritmico
Lento
Allegro
[4] Ballad for clarinet and piano (transcribed for violin and piano by Jeanell Carrigan) (1950, trans. 2020)
[5-8]  Four Aspects (1997)
Grieving
Stress
Hope
Healing
[9]  In Tribute (violin and piano) (1932) A fantasy on a theme by Hooper Brewster-Jones
[10]  An Evening Stroll
[11]  The Lake
[12]  Nocturne for Piano
[13]  Fantasy Trio (1938)

Wirr 105

In What Other Places Do You Live? (Henderson)

By Horace Keats

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Soprano and piano, c.3'00

  • Grade: 8
  • Genre Neo Classical
  • Date: 1941
  • Tempo: Marked Andante, crochet equals 90. A setting of a love poem likening the poet's love to all that is beautiful in nature.

Words by Russell Henderson.  Composed 1941

Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) available online

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Incantations

By John Peterson

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10 pieces for piano solo.  Advanced level of difficulty

Incantations is a set of ten evocative piano pieces that are intended to be musical representations of a variety of experiences taken from everyday life. While the concept for each piece originated in experiences from my own life, I do feel the essence of these experiences is something common enough to be recognisable, and thus able to be appreciated, by almost everyone.

Why the title ‘Incantations’? An ‘incantation’ is usually understood to be a type of formula that can be either spoken, sung or chanted, and which is intended to have a magical effect on a particular person (or even on particular objects), and it can also be something that is performed during ceremonial rituals or prayers. I think that music, in general, has many of these same qualities: music of all styles and genres can affect us personally in vividly evocative, deeply emotional, and sometimes even in remarkable and unexpected ways and, as such, I feel music can have a type of ‘magical’ or transformative effect upon us as individuals. Thus, for me, these piano pieces have an evocative power much like the inherent power of an incantation. I have also chosen to interpret the word ‘incantation’ as referring to a melody, or a melodic fragment, that is repeated not only in order to enhance its effectiveness, but also to support the generative qualities that enable its mystical powers. Thus, I have grouped these ten disparate pieces under the singular title of ‘Incantations’ because they are all based, in one form or another, on quite small amounts of melodic material that is not only repeated but is also constantly varied and expanded upon within a variety of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic contexts.

  • 1.  Performing a Solemn Ritual, c.3'20
  • 2.  Falling Under a Spell (Enchantment), c.4'05
  • 3.  Riding the Waves, c.3'35
  • 4.  Entering the Great Cathedral, c.3'55
  • 5.  Running the Gauntlet, c.4'20
  • 6.  Amid the Chaos:  an Invocation, c.3'30
  • 7.  City of Industry, c.4'40
  • 8.  Across the Oceans (Deep and Blue), c.5'20
  • 9.  In the Twilight, c.4'10
  • 10.  Rush Hour, c.4'30

Composed 2022

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Incantations - CD

By John Peterson

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  Jeanell Carrigan (piano)

  Piano music by John Peterson

   70 minutes of delightful, evocative, well crafted piano music by an internationally renowned and confident composer and responded to in sensitively to colour and mood with such musical intuition.

Wirr 116   
                      

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Incantations (2022)

Five Islands (2001)

Pacific Ocean Blue (2001)

Moon-Struck (2018)


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