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Puppet Maker, The
By Betty Beath
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Voice and piano, c. 3'30
A setting of a poem by the Javanese poet, the late Subagio Sastrowardojo and is a translation from the original Bahasa Indonesia by Dr Harry Aveling.
Composed 2006
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ISMN9790720133225
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Puppet Play in Java
By Betty Beath
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String Orchestra, c.3'00Puppet Play in Java was inspired by the music of Sunda, West Java and of the street musicians heard playing in Bandung and Jogjakarta. Street musicians singing as they played and sometimes spontaneously move into dance, all being part of the colourful and relaxed life of Java. The composer sought to capture some of that relaxed and playful spirit in this work.
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ISMN 97907201012408
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Ragtime, Dreams and Visions
By Katie Zhukov
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Piano music by Australian women composers played by Katie Zhukov. Includes works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Ann Ghandar, Mary Mageau, Ann Carr-Boyd, May Howlett and Betty Beath.Print music for most of the works are available online.
Wirr 010
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1 Barbeque Rag (Elena Kats-Chernin)
2 Combination Rag (Elena Kats-Chernin)
Ragtime Remembered (Mary Mageau) (3-5)
3 The Samford Rag
4 Two to Tango
5 A Rollicking Rag
Fragmentary Rags (Ann Gandar) (6-8)
6 i - 7 ii - 8 iii
9 The Baroqua Rag (May Howlett)
10 The Federation Rag (Ann Carr-Boyd)
11 Rag for Razz (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Ragtime Suite (Ann Ghandar) (12-16)
12 Rainy Day Rag
13 Honky Tonk Rag
14 Sentimental Song
15 Around the Corner Rag
16 Railroad Rag
Dreams and Visions (Betty Beath) (17-22)
17 Prelude to Dreams
18 Birds the Colour of the Moon
19 The She-Wolf
20 Earth Spirit
21 Towards Dawn
22 Day Dream
Sudden Gleams (Ann Ghandar) (23-26)
23 Sudden Gleams of Sunlight
24 Float in the Dusk
25 Falling
26 On Scattered Trees
27 Colours of the Sea (Elena Kats-Chernin)
28 Half Moonn Prelude (Elena Kats-Chernin)
Richard Want, Esquire (Holford)
By Betty Beath
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Mezzo-soprano and piano, c.1'20.For students in their first years of vocal study. A short and humorous work. The vocal line is simple making use of the descending scale form with the occasional octave leap, supported in the accompaniment. Rhythm is simply expressed with contrasts between crotchet and triplet figuration. The simple piano accompaniment supports the voice and introduces some chromatic element.
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ISMN M720072906
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River Songs (Woodhouse)
By Betty Beath
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Cycle of 7 songs for soprano voice and piano, c.20'00. Grade: 8 to Dip.Words by Jena Woodhouse and established Queensland writer and poet. Composed 1991
Recorded by Janet Delpratt, soprano and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Mills on the CD Music of Betty Beath (Wirr 024) available online
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- River Songs - sheet music
- 1. River - Mother, River - Child - audio
- 2. Boy and the River - audio
- 3. River Nocturne - audio
- 4. House by the River - audio
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Simple Gift, A
By Betty Beath
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Solo piano, c.2'40. Grade 5/6The work moves with an easy, relaxed tempo and the use of rubato is encouraged. Frequent changes in key structure occur and there is a continuing dialogue between the treble and bass lines. The composition is influenced by a folk song "Simple Gifts" but the work has its own character and moves freely with changes in melodic structure, tempo and dynamics. Composed 2016
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ISMN 9790900979506
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Six Profiles of Australian Woman Composers CD
By Katie Zhukov
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Performed by pianist Katie Zhukov Piano works by Australian women composers - Iris de Cairos-Rego, Ester Rofe, Margaret Sutherland, Moneta Eagles, Mary Mageau, Betty Beath.
Wirr 030
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1 Waltz in E (Iris de Cairos-Rego)
2 Firelight (Iris de Cairos-Rego)
3 White Cloud (Iris de Cairos-Rego)
4 Toccata "The Train" (Iris de Cairos-Rego)
5 Pro-tem Suite: Little Suite for the Left Hand (Ester Rofe)
6 Jester (Ester Rofe)
7 Fur Else (Ester Rofe)
Six Profiles (Margaret Sutherland) (8-13)
8 No.1, 9 No.2, 10 No.3,
11 No.4,- 12 No.5, 13 No.6
Sonatina for Piano (Moneta Eagles) (14-16)
14 Mvt. 1, 15 Mvt. 2, 16 Mvt. 3
City Sketches (Mary Mageau) (17-20)
17 High Street
18 Rendevous
19 It's Raining
20 Homeward
Four Pieces (Mary Mageau) (21-24)
21 Moonlight Reflected on Water
22 Brasillia
23 Berceuse
24 Toccatina
25 Lament for Kosovo (Betty Beath)
Encounters (Betty Beath) (26-29)
26 Jasmine and the Perfumes of Night
27 With a Whirlwind
28 Let's Dance
29 A Loving Embrace
Songs from the Beasts' Choir
By Betty Beath
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A cycle of five songs, c.8'00. Grade 8 to DipPoems written by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold in the tranquil atmosphere of the Benedictine Abbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple, south of Paris, translated from the French by Rumer Godden. In these short prayers, simple, humorous and intimate and delivered in the characteristic manner of each creature, there is something very close to the spirit of St Francis. Composed 1975
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- 1. The Starfish - sheet music
- 1. The Starfish - audio c.1'55
- 2. The Flea - sheet music
- 2. The Flea - audio c.2.10
- 3. The Centipede - sheet music
- 3. The Centipede - audio c.1'30
- 4. The Fly - sheet music
- 4. The Fly - audio c.1'20
- 5. Little Song - sheet music
- 5. Little Song - audio c.1'30
ISMN M720072623
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St. Bridget's Blessing
By Betty Beath
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Mezzo-soprano and piano, c.1'50 Composed 2006
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ISMN 9790720106236
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Sunda Song
By Betty Beath
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Flute, harp and cello, c.3'35Influenced by the music of street musicians of Sunda, West Java playing on portable instruments similar to the western flute, harp and cello. In this work the composer has sought to capture the relaxed and playful spirit of these people.
Audio sample from "Lily's Eyes", performed by Carisma for Atompheres ABC Classics, used with permission.
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ISMN9790720078229
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Though I travel far ... I do not forget
By Betty Beath
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Mandolin ensemble, acoustic guitar and double bass. c.5'00
The work is expressive, coloured by cultural influences. It is a work offering opportunities for an appreciation of line; it is not too demanding technically or rhythmically and is harmonically very accessible. It is a simple work but one requiring sensitivity to balance between the individual groups engaged in its performance and to an exploitation of the wonderfully rich tones which the mandolin orchestra can provide.
Commissioned by the Australian Mandolin Music Assoc. Inc. 2008
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Three Songs from Gus Anderson
By Betty Beath
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Three songs for mezzo-soprano and piano. Words by Gustaf Anderson, born in 1883. He was the composer's beloved grandfather, a gentle man, a poet and an orchardist. He led a quietly colourful life, moving amongst orange-laden trees and book-laden shelves. His orchard lay beside the Burrum River, in Central Queensland, and the three poems selected are from a book of his poetry, entitled Burrum River Ballads. His poems have the virtue of simplicity and clarity, it is poetry of its time. From the introduction to the same slim book: ‘He loved the bush and nature, and dedicated his whole life to his wife, Elizabeth, his family and to helping his fellow man’.
- 1. The Bird, c1'16
- 2. Song of Spring c.1'10
- 3. A Wish, c.100
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ISMN9790720227412
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