Composers and Authors
Moon, Flowers, Man
By Betty Beath
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Flute, voice and piano, c.2'45
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ISMN M720060934
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Music for Gillian
By Betty Beath
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Alto flute and piano, c.4'00. Grade 6
Constant dialogue between the flute and piano and sensitivity to both tone and dynamic are important.
Available on CD From a Bridge of Dreams (Wirr 005) performed by Emma Knott (flute) and David Miller (piano); also within an album of sheet music by the same title with 22 flute works, available online.
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ISMN M720060972
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Music from a Quiet Place
By Betty Beath
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Solo piano, c.5'30. Grade: DiplomaMusic from a Quiet Place is a contemplative piece inspired by my own surroundings. There is often dialogue between the hands, which, to my mind is a conversation between man and woman. From my window I see a mini rainforest in which there is always melody. Murmuring bamboos reach for the sun and tall trees attract a delightful array of singing birds. Colour, contrast, energy, vitality and a spirit of contemplation, were the elements I sought to express in this ‘musical landscape’. An excellent piece for developing musicality and sensitivity of touch!
Composed 2010
Edited and recorded by Katie Zhukov for the Australian Women Composers' Piano Anthology, Volume I available online https://youtu.be/TwW7otAR8No
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ISMN 9790720227665
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Music of Betty Beath CD
By Betty Beath
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A collection of works performed by Betty Beath (piano), Margaret Schindler (soprano), Janet Delpratt (soprano), Susan Lorette Dunn (soprano), Patricia Pollett (viola), Colin Spiers (piano), Camerata of St John's with Brendan Joyce (conductor), Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Richard Mills (conductor).
Wirr 024
Print music for most of the works are available online.
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Towards the Psalms (1-6)
1 No-one is born just once
2 Bella and I enter a dream
3 The Lament of Ovid
4 Mones and I ... Best Friends Forever
5 Love makes you see a place differently
6 Towards the Psalms
7 Lament for Kosovo
In this Garden(8-12)
8 In this Garden, - 9 Butterflies, - 10 Spider, - 11 Snail, - 12 Sparrow
From a Quiet Place (13-15)
13 1st Mvt, - 14 2nd Mvt, - 15 3rd Mvt
River Songs (16-20)
16 River-Mother, River-Child
17 Boy and the River
18 River Nocturne
19 House by the River
20 Swift Tide
Encounters (21-22)
21 Let's Dance, 22 A Loving Embrace
23 Merindu Bali ... Bali Yearning
24 Nawang Wulan, Guardian of Earth and Rice
25 Genesis
Nawang Wulan, guardian of the earth and rice (flute)
By Betty Beath
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Alto flute and piano, c.2'30. Grade 4Inspired by a poem of a Javanese legend of a nymph whose wings were stolen while bathing, so she was compelled to live on earth. Eventually, she found her wings and returned to heaven; but she promised to come again whenever the child might need her help. In the poem she was given the role as 'the guardian of the earth and rice'.
Composed 1990
Available on CD From a Bridge of Dreams (Wirr 005) performed by Emma Knott (flute) and David Miller (piano); also within an album of sheet music by the same title with 22 flute works, available online.
Although the following youtube sample is with voice and piano it is from this that this flute work was created. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbciDezpc80
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ISMN M720060927
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Nawang Wulan, guardian of the earth and rice (voice and piano)
By Betty Beath
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$15.00
Voice and piano, c.2'30.
Inspired by a poem of a Javanese legend of a nymph whose wings were stolen while bathing, so she was compelled to live on earth. Eventually, she found her wings and returned to heaven; but she promised to come again whenever the child might need her help. In the poem she was given the role as 'the guardian of the earth and rice'. Composed 2006
Also available for alto flute and piano.
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ISMN 9790720172415
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Night Moods
By Betty Beath
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Flute and piano, c.3'10. Grade 8The piece begins and concludes with sections that suggest a languid, improvisatory character or mood in which the use of rubato is encouraged; here the piano responds with small, supportive gestures, the middle section being a warm, musical embrace. Composed 2007
Recorded on the CD, Flute Odyssey, by Emma Knott (flute) and David Miller (piano) (Wirr 016) available online
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ISMN M720072418
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Night Songs
By Betty Beath
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Two pieces for solo alto and bass recorder. c.3'45 and 2'30The composer states: "the sound of the recorder is strongly linked with nature: sounds you might hear as you walk a forest path, ancient and elemental images that might come to mind. These two pieces have a quality of languor we might associate with the night." Composed 2000.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzdaLMBCKM4
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ISMN 9790720151175
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Peace of the Running Waves to You
By Betty Beath
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Mezzo-soprano and piano, c.1'50Composed 2005
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ISMN 9790720106243
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Piano Progressions Anthology One
By Katie Zhukov
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$50.00
Beginner to Grade 3
48 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
- Preliminary grade
- Big Ben Calls – Brennan Keats
- Little Starfish/Little Bluefish – Brennan Keats
- Happy Cats – Yvonne Barton-Leach
- Happy Days – Mark Matthews
- Kangaroo Jazz – Joanne Burrows
- Dusky Bells 1 – Ann Carr-Boyd
- Dusky Bells 2 – Ann Carr-Boyd
- At Home Again Blues – Joanne Burrows
- Tenderly – Simone Lobbia
- Murrumbidgee Deep – Joanne Burrows
- Rainbows and Sunshowers – Learne Faint
- Windy Weather – Joanne Burrows
- Rock Riff – Amanda Handel
- Skecher Shuffle – Mark Matthews
- Leap-Frog ? Tip-Toad – Graeme Wright Denniss
- Kangaroos – Carolyn Morris
- The Woodpecker – Brett McKern
- Chester Chicken’s Afternoon Stroll – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Grade 1
- The Beanie Boo Bounce – Mark Matthews
- Suspended – Simone Lobbia
- March of the Fire Ants – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- River of Dreams – Michael Hannan
- Lilia Prima – Robert Burrell
- River Stones – Nicole Murphy
- M.I.A. – Mark Matthews
- Low Tide – Jennifer Trynes
- Play for Pleasure – Betty Beath
- Letting go … – Mark Matthews
- Reverie – Simone Lobbia
- Grade 2
- Morning Calm – Brennan Keats
- Melody from the Fridge – John D’Arcy
- A Little Waltz for Sara – Ann Carr-Boyd
- Bag Walk – John D’Arcy
- Head in the Clouds – Amanda Handel
- Happy Daze – Carolyn Morris
- Gum Tree Waltz – Joanne Burrows
- Phantom of the Pyramid – Amanda Handel
- Rainbow Lori – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Tripping Lightly – Phillip Wilcher
- Reflections in the Looking Glass – Tania Owens
- Rockin’ Sonatina – Joanne Burrows
- Suave – Jennifer Trynes
- Misty Morning – Joanne Burrows
- Grade 3 (transitioning)
- A Sedate Little Waltz – Ann Carr-Boyd
- B for Bass – Graeme Wright Denniss
- Bright ‘n’ Breezy – John Martin
- The Time Traveller – Jocelyn E Kotchie
- Catherine – John D’Arcy
Sheet music samples
Piano Progressions Anthology One - 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 Little Waltz for Sara (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Bag Walk (John D'Arcy)
Chester Chicken's Afternoon Stroll (Jocelyn E Kotchie)
The Beanie Boo Bounce (Mark Matthews)
Phantom of the Pyramid (Amanda Handel)
Melody from the Fridge (John D'Arcy)
Tripping Lightly (Phillip Wilcher)
Reverie (Simone Lobbia)
Promise of Hope (Learne Faint)
ISMN 9790720231570
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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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Prelude to Play
By Betty Beath
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$15.00
Solo piano, c.1'50. Grade: 8This virtuosic piece constantly surprises with quick changes of mood and figuration. It is challenging on many levels: unconventional scales and intervals, changing rhythm patterns, varied articulation, sudden dynamic and tempo changes all happening at a quick pace. Once mastered, it will prove to be a very impressive piece in performance!
Composed 2010
Edited and recorded by Katie Zhukov for the Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology, Book 3 available online
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ISMN 9790720227764
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