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Letters from a Black Snake
By Jeanell Carrigan
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Songs by George Palmer and Ralph Vaughan WilliamsBarry Ryan (baritone) and Jeanell Carrigan (piano)
Letters from a Black Snake [1-5] are based on words written in letters by Ned Kelly himself. Set masterfully by George Palmer providing a sympathetic picture of Ned Kelly as a literate, much-maligned and wronged, intelligent and sensitive man. The song cycle was commissioned by Ernst & Young, in 2007, to mark the opening of a major retrospective of the works of Sidney Nolan, who identified himself with Kelly and painted a series of pictures of episodes in Kelly's saga.
The first of the five songs is a short note written by Ned at the age of 15, seeking the help of a police sergeant in finding work and introduces himself as the persona ‘the black snake’ which is how the townspeople are beginning to characterise him. The last is a letter to the Governor of Victoria, written hours before Ned was hanged, in which Ned asks for the release of his mother from prison and requests that he be buried in consecrated ground. The letters reveal Ned as an intelligent and resourceful man, despite a lack of formal education. He can be lyrical, even poetic, and the next moment almost incoherent with rage.
Cloudstreet [6-7] is a novel written in 1991 by Tim Winton. It tells the story of two families from working class backgrounds, the Pickles and the Lambs who happen to live together in a house in Perth, called Cloudstreet, over a period of twenty years.
Figures from an Urban Landscape [8-10]. A cycle of three songs depicting the city and suburbs of Sydney. Words by well renowned poets - Judith Wright, Bruce Dawe and Kenneth Slessor.
Songs of Travel [11-19], composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams to poems from the Robert Louis Stevenson collection of Songs of Travel and Other Verses, is a cycle of nine songs for baritone voice and piano.
CD cover painting by Sidney Nolan Death of Sergeant Kennedy at Stringybark Creek, 1946. 91 x 121.7 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra with permission.
Wirr 093
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[1 - 5] Letters from a Black Snake
i To Sergeant Babington
ii They know I have wronged
iii Bullock Creek
iv The Murder
v In conclusion
[6] Dolly, Dolly (from Cloudstreet)
[7] Lester's Aria (from Cloudstreet)
[8-10] Figures from an Urban Landscape
The Beach (from The Surfer - Judith Wright)
Suburban Reverie (Bruce Dawe)
The Harbour (from Five Bells - Kenneth Slessor)
[11-19] Songs of Travel
The Vagabond
Let Beauty Awake
The Roadside Fire
Youth and Love
In Dreams
The Infinite Shining Heavens
Whither must I wander
Bright is the Ring of Words
I have trod the upward and downward slope
Letters from Armidale
By Richard Peter Maddox
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Mezzo-soprano and piano. Grade 5
Composed 1999
- Lovely Day, c.2'20
- Figs, c.2'20
- Letters, c.1'00
- Rain, c.1'00
- News Flashes, c.1'00
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ISMN9790720164854
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Libera Me, Domine
By Piotr Nowotnik
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Mixed ensemble, c.7'30
Bass clarinet, bassoon, vibraphone, piano and soprano
Composed 2011
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ISMN 97907201115399
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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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ISMN 9790720133737
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Liebesliederbüchlein (Little Love-Song Book)
By Colin Brumby
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Three songs for medium to high voice and piano.Download samples
- Wie schon bluht uns - sheet music
- Wie schon bluht uns - audio, c.2'00
- Eine dunkle Wolk - sheet music
- Eine dunkle Wolk - audio, c.2'50
- Ich gib mich - sheet music
- Ich gib mich - audio, c.2'00
ISMN 9790720093406
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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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Life Recycle
By Rod Lander
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For SATB Choir, c.2'15
Words by the composer.
Composed 2023
For discount on multiple copies contact keats@wirripang.com.au
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ISMN 9790673144453
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Light
By Wendy Hiscocks
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6 short piano solos for young pianists. Composed 1996 A set of children’s piano pieces which are poetic and sensitive in character. Each of the pieces tells a story about some aspect of Light and how it affects our world.
This special 2015 Wirripang edition restores the original artwork with calligraphed titles and coloured hand-cut stencils designed by the composer.
1. The Earth, the Seed, the Light
2. River of Gold
3. The Bird
4. The Moon and the Moth
5. The Earth, the Sun and the Stars
5. The Apple Tree
The Apple Tree is included in an Allans Publishing’s Anthology of Australian Piano Music and appears in the AMEB syllabus.
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ISMN 9790720151755
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Light Through a Stained Glass Window
By Betty Beath
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Solo piano, c.2'20. Grade 7Here we are in a church with sun shining through a stained glass window. The piece starts slowly in a contemplation, then goes through many quick changes of emotions and eventually returns to a peaceful state. The piece has many challenges on different levels.
An excellent piece for developing musicality and sensitivity of touch!
Composed 2010
Recorded by Katie Zhukov for Australian Piano Anthology for 21st Century (Wirr 045) available online
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ISMN 9790720227658
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Like Horses
By Learne Faint
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Voice and piano, c.5'20. Suggested grade 6.
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ISMN 9790720146867
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Lilac City Rag
By Paul Paviour
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Solo piano, c.3'30Pastiche for honky-tonk piano. Written to celebrate 150th birthday of the city of Goulburn, NSW in 2013. Composed 2013
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ISMN 9790720133416
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Linda Phillips Song Book Volume 1, The
By Linda Phillips
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For high voice and piano:
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A Bunch of Violets and audio
- Japanese Love Song
- If I had Wings to Fly
- Cradle Song
- Hands of Jade
- Sea Child
- Maiden
- The White Poppy Danced in the Sun
- The Sea Dream
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Orchard Zephyr and audio
Edited and recorded by Jeanell Carrigan
ISMN9790673141513
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