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Across the Oceans Deep and Blue (flute)
By John Peterson
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Flute and piano, c.4'20. HSC level of difficultyAcross the Oceans Deep and Blue is inspired by the fact that Australia is an island continent, and the music represents a vision of the deep blue oceans that surround it. The flute melodies begin with simple statements of motivic figures that continue to develop in intensity as the music progresses, all the while supported by piano music that is built frequently on rich harmonies derived from ascending perfect 5th intervals, all of which is intended to reinforce the concept of not only the profundity and power of the ocean but also the richness of its colours.
Composed 2021Download samples
ISMN 9790720231860
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Across the Oceans Deep and Blue (oboe)
By John Peterson
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$25.00
Oboe and piano, c.4'20. HSC level of difficultyAcross the Oceans Deep and Blue is inspired by the fact that Australia is an island continent, and the music represents a vision of the deep blue oceans that surround it. The flute melodies begin with simple statements of motivic figures that continue to develop in intensity as the music progresses, all the while supported by piano music that is built frequently on rich harmonies derived from ascending perfect 5th intervals, all of which is intended to reinforce the concept of not only the profundity and power of the ocean but also the richness of its colours.
Composed 2021Download samples
ISMN 9790720231853
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Across the Oceans Deep and Blue (piano 4 hands)
By John Peterson
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Piano four hands, c.5'00. The music of Across the Oceans (Deep and Blue) attempts to evoke the image of a vast expanse of ocean as it extends towards an endless horizon. Although this expanse of ocean can at first glance seem to be unchanging, it is always in constant motion, with the ebb and flow of the waves, and the blue colours are in constant variation. Sailing across the ocean can be an exciting but also sometimes slightly fearful experience, as we can on occasion become aware that the power of the sea is beyond our control. Thus, while the music is, for the most part, content to evoke a gently flowing and relatively peaceful experience, there are moments that hint at the more turbulent and unpredictable nature of the ocean itself. Much of the harmonic material for this music is derived from a vertical arrangement of ascending perfect 5th intervals, (an ascending C-G-D-A chord, for example) creating chords that are wonderfully rich in harmonic sonorities. The intent here was to evoke the mysterious depths of the ocean, and the power of these bodies of water.
Recorded on Incantations by Jeanell Carrigan, available online
Composed 2023Download samples
ISMN 9790673144163
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Ancient Rivers - album
By Various Composers
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$60.00
12 piano solo works by various Australian Composers. All pieces are available as individual sheet music (see specific works).
Ancient Rivers (Wirr006) CD also available online played by John Martin
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- Grasstree Hill - sheet music (Ann Carr-Boyd)
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Summerhaze - sheet music (Ann Carr-Boyd)
- Ancient Rivers - sheet music (John Terry)
- Down the Dim Gorges - sheet music (John Terry)
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Five Islands (John Peterson)
- Flinders Island - sheet music
- Rocky Island - sheet music
- Bass Island - sheet music
- Martin Island - sheet music
- Parkyns Island - sheet music
- A Summer Breeze - sheet music (Horace Keats)
- By the Lily-Pond - sheet music (Horace Keats)
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Daybreak - sheet music (Phillip Wilcher)
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Ancient Rivers - CD
By John Martin
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18 solo piano works performed by John Martin. Includes works by Australian Composers John Terry, Ann Carr-Boyd, John Peterson, Horace Keats as well as, Miriam Hyde, Roy Agnew, Phillip Wilcher and William Lovelock.
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Print music for most of the works are available online.
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1 Windy Hill (Roy Agnew)
2 Daybreak (Phillip Wilcher)
3 The Forest Stream (Miriam Hyde)
4 Sea Surge (Roy Agnew)
5 Grasstree Hill (Ann Carr-Boyd)
6 Autumn Winds (William Lovelock)
7 By the Lily-Pond (Horace Keats)
8 Ancient Rivers (John Terry)Five Island (John Peterson)
9 Flinders Island
10 Rocky Island
11 Bass Island
12 Martin Island
13 Parkyns Island
14 Down the Dim Gorges (John Terry)
15 A River Idyll (Miriam Hyde)
16 Summerhaze (Ann Carr-Boyd)
17 Drought-Stricken Grasses (Miriam Hyde)
18 A Summer Breeze (Horace Keats)
Anniversary Fanfare
By John Peterson
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$100.00
Brass and percussion, c.4'30The music begins with a majestic introductory fanfare, but soon gives way to more up-tempo music whose relentless rhythmic energy is joyous and exciting, and largely in a concert overture style.
This work was commissioned for the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra on the occasion of their 40th anniversary in 2012. Composed 2012.
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ISMN 9790720126951
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Australian Song Cycles - Vol 1
By Various Composers
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Features 32 songs from six song cycles by prominent Australian composers - Ian Cooper, John Peterson, Richard Charlton, Margaret Sutherland, Dulcie Holland and Nigel Butterley who have set poems by Jane Adamson, William Blake, Kenneth Slessor, Mary Gilmore, Robin Gurr. Performed by Wendy Dixon (soprano) and David Miller (piano).Wirr 036
Print music for First Person Feminine, Eternity's Sunrise, Four Blake Songs and Child in Nature are available online.
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First Person Feminine - Ian Cooper (Adamson)
1 i , - 2 ii , - 3 iii , - 4 iv , - 5 v, - 6 vi, - 7 vii
Eternity's Sunrise - John Peterson (Blake)
8 Auguries of Innocence
9 On Another's Sorrow
10 Holy Thursday
11 Endless Night
12 Eternity
Statues - Richard Charlton (Slessor)
13 The Statues Awake
14 Venus and Apollo
15 Flowers- 16 The ghosts of flesh
17 Reality
Four Blake Songs - Margaret Sutherland (Blake)
18 Memory, hither come
19 Piping down the valley wild
20 How sweet I roamed
21 I love the jocund dance
Four Mary Gilmore Songs - Dulcie Holland (Gilmour)
22 Whom shall I praise?
23 Spring
24 The loving heart
25 Rittle rattle rittle
Child in Nature - Nigel Butterley (Gurr)
26 The Child
27 The Bird
28 Brown Jack
29 Spider's Web
30 The Cricket
31 The Wind and the Song
32 A Dark Glow About Me
Double Entendre
By John Peterson
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$110.00
String Quartet and piano, c.12'00The work explores aspects of the particular languages associated with, and inherent in, dance and music, both of which are art forms that use gesture, style, and technique, to evoke emotion or meaning in quite different ways. Composed 2013
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ISMN 9790720140001
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Drive (horn)
By John Peterson
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$50.00
French horn in F and piano c.3'00. Grade 7
Drive is propelled along by the steady but unorthodox 13/8 rhythm which continues throughout the piece. Although the relentless quaver figurations in the piano part give the impression of speed, the French Horn part is quite relaxed and has strong melodic contours. The duration of the piece is about 4 minutes 30 seconds.
This piece was inspired by car journeys made along the wide, open roads of rural and outback Australia.
Composed 1998
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ISMN 9790720164489
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Drive (piano four-hands)
By John Peterson
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For piano four hands, c.4'50. Grade 7
Drive is a rhythmic work whose impetus is derived for the use of almost constant quaver motion within a 13/8 time signature. The relentless quaver figurations give the impression of speed and constant movement, while the often smoothly legato style melodies sometimes form a strong contrast with the rhythm, an effect that suggests security and control in amongst the hectic pace of the music.
Composed 2021
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ISMN 9790720231877
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Emergence
By John Peterson
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$80.00
Flute sextet, c.7'00
The title of this work reflects the manner in which the music in each section gradually unfolds and ‘emerges’ from small embryonic ideas and cells of musical material. There is also a subtle suggestion of the word ‘emergency’, or perhaps in this case more correctly of ‘emerging urgency’ which, in the context of the work, reflects the fast paced energy and rhythmic momentum that dominates the music in the first and final sections.
Emergence was the winning entry in the Australian Flute Festival Composition Competition 2015. It was first performed by Melissa Doecke (piccolo), Lauren Gorman (flute1), Georgia Williams (flute 2), Michaud Munday (flute 3), David Shaw (alto flute), and Peter Sheridan (bass flute), conducted by Elisabeth Hobbs, at School of Music, Australian National University, Canberra, on 4 October, 2015.
Composed 2015
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ISMN 9790720159324
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Encomium
By John Peterson
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$55.00
Bb clarinet and cello, c.11'30. AdvancedEncomium - a formal expression of praise; a eulogy.
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ISMN 9790720101729
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