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Auftauchen der Nacht
By Peter Mcnamara
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$150.00
Orchestral, c.11- 12 minsThis linear structure begins with murky material, as the light of dusk can be when Night has not fully fallen. Clearer material and musical layers, including melodic lines in the oboes and clarinets as well as a rhythmically driven bass line in the bassoons, tuba and contrabasses, replace this murkiness gradually. Quartertones appear incorporated into Harmonic Fields as the work progresses. These are placed on top of each other during the middle section with mostly Brass emphasising one while mostly Strings and Woodwinds the other. These accumulate in intensity to a climactic point.
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ISMN 9790720078618
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Auld Lang Syne
By Kathleen Mcguire
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TTBB choir, tin whistle and guitar. c.5'00Auld Lang Syne is a traditional, Scottish poem that was adapted by Robert Burns in 1788. In English, a literal translation is “old long since,” or more colloquially: “long, long ago” or “days of long ago.” For hundreds of years, the poem has been set to a traditional folk song, of which there are many variations. The tune used here - the original, pentatonic melody Burns chose to set with the poem - is nowadays less familiar than the modern tune that is most commonly heard sung by revellers in many countries at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. Burns, when he presented the song to the British Museum, remarked: "The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man's singing, is enough to recommend any air." The original folk song to which it was set was known as: "I fee'd a lad at Michaelmas.”
Composed 2009 .
Audio sample: Tenors and basses of the Tudor Chorister, conducted by Dr Kathleen McGuire; Claire Patty, harp; Barbara Fairhurst, recorder
For discount on multiple copies contact keats@wirripang.com.au
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ISMN 9790720171913
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Aurora Borealis
By Piotr Nowotnik
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$100.00
Orchestral, Tone Poem, c.16'30Composed 2011.
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ISMN 9790720115207
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Aurorae Sinus - String Quartet
By Keyna Wilkins
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String Quartet, c.4'30. Level of difficulty: 6th grade. Aurorae Sinus is a dark feature in the southern hemisphere known as the "eye of Mars". In this work Wilkins has tried to capture an enigmatic mood of stillness, weightlessness and stasis through use of gradually shifting harmonies.
Composed 2012
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ISMN 9790720140216
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Aurorae Sinus - Trio
By Keyna Wilkins
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Flute, Trumpet and Double Bass, c.4'50. Level of difficulty: 6th grade. Aurorae Sinus is a dark feature in the southern hemisphere known as the "eye of Mars". In this work Wilkins has tried to capture an enigmatic mood of stillness, weightlessness and stasis through use of gradually shifting harmonies.
Composed 2016
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ISMN 9790720171487 $20.00 for instant PDF download score and parts
Australia - East and West - CD
By Blom, Bennett
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New music for viola and piano by Australian Composers
Dawn Bennett, viola and Diana Blom, piano
When two musicians undertake research into the music they perform, thoughts will inevitably turn to a creative research project in which they can put this focus into practice. Australia East and West sought to foster national and international interest in contemporary classical music written by Australian composers through new music for viola and piano.
The project was devised by composer and pianist Diana Blom and violist Dawn Bennett, who commissioned, performed, recorded and researched a program of new works for viola and piano by Australian composers – Alice Humphries, Michael Hannan, John Encarnacao, Nicole Murphy, Cat Hope, Diana Blom, Lisa Cheney, and Clare Maclean.
The project resulted in nine new works which connected to the project title through their exploration of aural, cultural and creative notions of Eastern and Western Australia. Diana lives in Sydney and Dawn in Perth, so the two sides of the large Australian continent were in our minds, and we had associations with composers on each coast.
Wirr 101
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[1] Surface - Nicole Murphy
[2] Fear - Alice Humphries
[3] Majesty - Alice Humphries
[4] Waltzing with Elling - Diana Blom
[5] In the Sea Paths - Clare Maclean
Tarantula Variations - John Encarnacao
[6] Variation I
[7] Variation II
[8] Variation III
[9] Variation IV
[10] Into the Sun - Diana Blom
[11] Echo Tango - Michael Hannan
[12] The Sinister Glamour of Modernity (after Ross Gibson) - Cat Hope
[13] Fragile - Lisa Cheney
Australian Animals
By Diana Blom, Felicity Martin
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23 piano solos and 2 duets for elementary to first grade pianistsCo-written with Felicity Martin, this delightfully illustrated volume for early grade pianists book is not a primer but a collection of pieces to be used in conjunction with a traditional primer to introduce, in an imaginative way, new musical concepts.
Composed 2021
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ISMN9790720249681
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Australian Choral Anthology Volume 1 - SATB
By choral
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A ‘call for scores’ requested that the word content must be of ‘distinctly Australian flavour’. More than 40 works were submitted, obviously more than one volume! Hence, three volumes have emerged with one each for SATB choirs (mostly with piano accompaniment); a SA choir; and choir with instruments other than piano (with separate instrument parts). As a result, their words have captured our Australian fabric; gum trees, many types of birds - kookaburras, magpies, currawong, even the Noisy Miner, and more - brumbies, bushfires, climate, seasons, and of course, arrangements of traditional folk songs.
Overall, we have tried to make this project as accessible as possible to ensure that this Australian music is heard and appreciated by many and enjoyed by the singers.
Multiple choir copies of any of the works can be purchased individually under license at very reasonable rates. Please contact keats@wirripang.com.au
Enjoy these new Australian pieces!
- Andy’s Gone with Cattle – John Martin
- Brumbies – Carolyn Morris
- Country Towns - Vivien Arnold
- Ghost Gum – Tania Owens
- Australian Bird Song – Joanne Burrows
- Noisy Miners – Diana Blom
- The Old Grey Gum – Robert Burrell
- Bushfire Smoke Haze 0300 Day 30 – Brennan Keats
- Country Towns #2 – Vivien Arnold
- Early Summer – Brett McKern
- Imprints in Fire Ash - Brennan Keats
- Monsoon Time – Louise Denson
- Moreton Bay – John D’Arcy
- So Autumn Comes – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- The Wild Colonial Boy – John Martin
- Uluru – Thomas McConochie
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ISMN 9790720231273
$30.00 for instant PDF download complete Volume 1
Australian Choral Anthology Volume 2 - SA choir
By choral
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$30.00
9 works for SA choir with distinctly Australian content, composed by various Australian composers.
A ‘call for scores’ requested that the word content must be of ‘distinctly Australian flavour’. More than 40 works were submitted, obviously more than one volume! Hence, three volumes have emerged with one each for SATB choirs (mostly with piano accompaniment); a SA choir; and choir with instruments other than piano (with separate instrument parts). As a result, their words have captured our Australian fabric; gum trees, many types of birds - kookaburras, magpies, currawong, even the Indian miner bird, and more - brumbies, bushfires, climate, seasons, and of course, arrangements of traditional folk songs.
Overall, we have tried to make this project as accessible as possible to ensure that this Australian music is heard and appreciated by many and enjoyed by the singers.
Multiple choir copies of any of the works can be purchased individually under license at very reasonable rates. Please contact keats@wirripang.com.au
Enjoy these new Australian pieces!
- An Australian Lullaby (Women's Choir) – Colin Brumby
- Botany Bay (SA Choir) – Rod Heard
- Currawong (Treble Choir) – Jane Andino
- Magpie (Treble Choir) – Jane Andino
- Moreton Bay (SAA Choir) – Rod Heard
- The Old Grey Gum (SA Choir) – Robert Burrell
- Springtime Brings on the Shearing (SA Choir) – Rod Heard
- The Christmas Bush (SA Choir) – Brennan Keats
- The Wild Colonial Boy (SSAA Choir) – Rod Heard
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ISMN 9790720231297
$25.00 for instant PDF download complete Volume 2
Australian Choral Anthology Volume 3 - SA and SATB with instruments
By choral
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6 works for SA and SATB choirs accompanied by instruments and with words having a distinctly Australian content, composed by various Australian composers.
A ‘call for scores’ requested that the word content must be of ‘distinctly Australian flavour’. More than 40 works were submitted, obviously more than one volume! Hence, three volumes have emerged with one each for SATB choirs (mostly with piano accompaniment); a SA choir; and choir with instruments other than piano (with separate instrument parts). As a result, their words have captured our Australian fabric; gum trees, many types of birds - kookaburras, magpies, currawong, even the Indian miner bird, and more - brumbies, bushfires, climate, seasons, and of course, arrangements of traditional folk songs.
Overall, we have tried to make this project as accessible as possible to ensure that this Australian music is heard and appreciated by many and enjoyed by the singers.
Multiple choir copies of any of the works can be purchased individually under license at very reasonable rates. Please contact keats@wirripang.com.au
Enjoy these new Australian pieces!
- Australian Lullaby (flute or violin) – Colin Brumby
- Bushfire at Christmas (flute/oboe) – Brennan Keats
- Dennis O’Reilly (flute and double bass) – Rod Heard
- Laudator Temporis Acti (flute) – Richard Peter Maddox
- The Convict Maid (flute) – Rod Heard
- Winter (flute) – Vivien Arnold
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ISMN 9790720231303
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Australian Dawn and Bush Dance
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$40.00
For two violins and piano, c.10'00, grade AMEB 8Australian Dawn is a music picture of the magic of dawn in Australia when the magpies send their call and myriads of birds greet the new day. c 4'39
Bush Dance is a lively piece with memories of bush dances in Australia, when the violinist was prominent in the ensembles which abounded in country towns and were the life and soul of entertainment in the bush. c.4'42
Composed 2017
Recorded on Fandango Returns (Wirr 090) available online
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ISMN 9790720172798
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Australian Dawn and Bush Dance - String Orchestra
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$55.00
For two violins, string orchestra and keyboard, c.11'40 each piece.Australian Dawn is a music picture of the magic of dawn in Australia when the magpies send their call and myriads of birds greet the new day.
Bush Dance is a lively piece with memories of bush dances in Australia, when the violinist was prominent in the ensembles which abounded in country towns and were the life and soul of entertainment in the bush. Composed 2017
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ISMN 9790720172804
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