Composers and Authors
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
Sample page of each work
ISMN 9790720231273
$30.00 for instant PDF download complete Volume 1
Piano Progressions Anthology Two
By Katie Zhukov
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$50.00
Grades 3 to 6
32 piano works by Wirripang-published, Australian composers.
New repertoire for Piano Progressions was commissioned from Australian male and female composers to celebrate 10 years since the release of Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology in 2011. The first anthology consisted of three books, with 46 new works from Grade One to Diploma level. The success of this publication had led to two Australian Women Composers’ Anthologies in 2015 and 2019 and a third in 2021, all aiming at intermediate-to-advanced piano students. The feedback from teachers indicated the need for more repertoire at beginner-to-intermediate level, resulting in the two books of Piano Progressions that provide fresh teaching materials from Preliminary to Grade 6 level.
Especially written and selected for this volume as edited by Katie Zhukov
- Grade 3
- Baby Prelude No 1 - Thomas McConochie
- Darling boy - Jennifer Trynes
- No Rain Blues - Joanne Burrows
- Sunny Daze - Carolyn Morris
- Yarraldool - Ann Carr-Boyd
- Wistful Waltz - John Martin
- Early Morning - Glenn Dixon
- Allegretto - Brett McKern
- Grade 4
- Butterfly Dreams - Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Promise of Hope - Learne Faint
- Dappled Light - Robert Burrell
- The Winter Moon - Mark Matthews
- A Little Blue Music - Joanne Burrows
- Skippy the Swamp Wallaby - Ann Carr-Boyd
- Sunset Serene - Mark Matthews
- The Flying Car - Diana Blom
- Blue Funk - John D’Arcy
- Greetings - Betty Beath
- Far Away and Long Ago - Rob Stove
- Grade 5
- Passage - Nicole Murphy
- Lost for words - Mark Matthews
- Courtly Dance - Graeme Wright Denniss
- Prelude I - Betty Beath
- Prelude II - Betty Beath
- A Little Song - May Howlett
- Now and Then - Brett McKern
- Grade 6
- Industrial Workers - Glenn Dixon
- Beach House Blues - Amanda Handel
- Summer Lightning Storm - Brennan Keats
- Jack Russell Rag - John Martin
- The Liquid Light She Spills - Phillip Wilcher
- The Trunkey Creek Blues - Ann Carr-Boyd
Sheet music samples
Piano Progressions Anthology Two - sheet music
and YouTube links
Listen to the following selection of pieces from both Anthologies One and Two performed by students of Riverina Conservatorium of Music, Wagga Wagga, courtesy RCM.
Sample recital performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgaRmjSkoKE
A Sedate Little Waltz (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Dappled Light (Robert Burrell)
Blue Funk (John D'Arcy)
Far Away, Long Ago (R J Stove)
Phantom of the Pyramid (Amanda Handel)
Melody from the Fridge (John D'Arcy)
Trunky Creek Blues (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Sunset Serene (Mark Matthews)
Promise of Hope (Learne Faint)
ISMN 9790720231587
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Piano Suite No. 3
By Thomas McConochie
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Solo piano, c.15:00. Genre: Neo-Classical Canine Suite is in four movements, with each movement depicting the temperament and personality a different breed of dog. Composed 2018:
- Jack Russel Terrier, c.3'37 - Grade 7. Tempo: Allegro Vivace
- Bassett Hound, c.3'40 - Grade 6. Tempo: Andante
- Pugs, c.3'15 - Grade 6-7. Tempo: Allegro Vivace
- Hunting Dogs, c.3'30 - Grade 6. Allegro Vivace
Download samples
- Piano Suite No. 3 - sheet music
- Jack Russel Terrier - audio
- Bassett Hound - audio
- Pugs - audio
- Hunting Dogs - audio
ISMN9790720214221
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Sonata for Tuba and Piano
By Thomas McConochie
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$45.00
Tuba and Piano in three movements, total duration c.11'00.
This tuba sonata is a highly original and accessible contribution to solo tuba music. The music combines post-modern harmonies with neo-classical form. The first movement has a dreamy, floating quality achieved through sparse orchestration combined with ambiguous harmonies. The tuba part is technically challenging as it contains long phrases, played softly in the high register.
Composed 2018
- 1st Movement, c.2'55
- Genre: Neo-classical
- Grade: Grade 7, Grade 8, Diploma Level
- Tempo: Moderato
- 2nd Movement, c.3'16
- Genre: Neo-classical
- Grade: Grade 7, Grade 8, Diploma Level
- Tempo: Allegro
- 3rd Movement, c.3'40
- Genre: Neo-classical
- Grade: Grade 7, Grade 8, Diploma Level
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Tempo: Allegro vivace
ISMN9790720214207
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Sonatina in Classical Style
By Thomas McConochie
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$25.00
Horn and Piano in three movements, c.7'00, grade 5
This horn sonatina is a 21st century composition yet is also faithful to 18th century musical style and horn playing technique. Thus, the piece can be played on either valve horn or natural horn. When played on valve horn, the piece is suitable for intermediate horn player (AMEB Grade 5) and up. Advanced level horn players will also enjoy performing this piece on natural horn.
The sonatina is in classical sonata form. The first movement contrasts a main subject based on a descending tonic chord arpeggio with a second subject that is more lyrical and stepwise. The second movement combines long tones in the horn line with the piano accompaniment moving underneath; the movement is simple and hymn-like in style and harmony. The third movement is a rondo in 6/8 time that will have classically trained horn players feeling right at home!
Composed 2020
ISMN9790720226880
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Ten Jazzy Etudes for Low Horn
By Thomas McConochie
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10 Etudes for Horn in F, total duration c.20'00, grade 8
These pieces contribute to the horn repertoire by providing tuneful
music for solo horn that focuses on low register playing in jazz styles. The music is suitable for advanced level horn players (AMEB Grade 8 and above) and professionals.
The etudes are infused with a variety of jazzy styles, including early trad jazz, blues, hard bop, and swing band. Only etudes No.3 and No.4 use straight quavers; the other eight etudes use varying amounts of swing, depending on the style of the music.
Composed 2020
ISMN979072022686
$20.00 for instant PDF downloadThree Famous Chinese Poems
By Thomas McConochie
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$60.00
Arranged for Brass Ensemble, c.9'00, grade 6 and above
These three poems are among the most famous in Chinese literature and come from the golden age of Chinese poetry, the Tang Dyansty (608-907 CE). Each poem was composed by one of three contemporary poets who knew one another personally, namely, Meng Haoran (孟浩然) (689/691-740 CE), Li Bai (李白), (701-762 CE) and Wang Wei (王維) (699-759 CE).
The poems use wistful imagery to arouse bitter-sweet feelings. Morning in Springtime evokes images of beauty in springtime such as dawn, chirping birds, but also countless beautiful flowers being blown down in a storm. Quiet Night Thoughts draws on imagery of the moon, associated with longing, to create a sense of sadness among the serenity of a quiet night. What I Most Pine For relates
wishing one’s friend well, even though he (or she) may sadly be far away.
Composed 2020
- Three Famous Chinese Poems - sheet music
- Morning in Springtime - audio
- Quiet Night - audio
- What I Most Pine For - audio
ISMN9790720226873
$50.00 for instant digital download score and partsThree Jazzy Horn Duets
By Thomas McConochie
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$20.00
Horn duets, total duration c.5'00. Level of difficulty intermediate to advanced.
These duets combine jazz music aesthetics with classical conventions of form, notation, and the division of parts between the players. Composed to provide classically trained horn players with light-hearted jazzy music that is strictly notated and technically accessible.
Composed 2018Download samples
ISMN9790720226088
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Wind Quintet No.4 - Seafarer Suite
By Thomas McConochie
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$90.00
Woodwind Quintet, c.10'00. Grade 7
Composed as three movements in a post-modern/neo-classical style that integrates elements of sea shanty music.
- Meeting the Ocean (Moderato)
- The Sailor’s Lament (Andante)
- Triumphant Sea Shanty (Andante — Vivace)
Composed 2023
ISMN9790673143715
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