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Towards the Psalms (ensemble)

By Betty Beath

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Cycle of six songs for voice and ensemble (oboe, clarinet in Bb, bassoon, horn in F and piano), c.20'00. Also available as a song cycle for voice and piano. Composed 2004

The composer has transformed such powerful words by the Canadian author, Anne Michaels from her book "Fugitive Pieces", into an equally powerful work.

  • 1. No one is born just once..., c.2'15
  • 2. Bella and I enter a Dream, c. 2'00
  • 3. Lament of Ovid, c.2'20
  • 4. Mones and I... Best Friends forever, c.1'40
  • 5. Love makes you see a place differently ..., c.3'00
  • 6. Towards the psalms, c.2'05

Audio samples are used with permission from ABC Classic FM. Recorded from a live performance by The Southern Cross Soloists, Brisbane, 30 September 2004. Also available on CD online for voice and piano "Music of Betty Beath". Wirr 024.

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ISMN M720072616

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Towards the Psalms (Michaels)

By Betty Beath

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Cycle of six songs for voice and piano, c.15'00
Originally set for voice and ensemble (also available).
The composer has transformed such powerful words by the Canadian author, Anne Michaels from her book "Fugitive Pieces", into an equally powerful work. Composed 2004

  • 1. No one is born just once..., c.2'15
  • 2. Bella and I enter a Dream, c. 2'00
  • 3. Lament of Ovid, c.2'20
  • 4. Mones and I... Best Friends forever, c.1'40
  • 5. Love makes you see a place differently ..., c.3'00
  • 6. Towards the psalms, c.2'05

Towards the Psalms has been recorded by Margaret Schindler - soprano and the composer and is available online, Music of Betty Beath, Wirr024.

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ISMN M720072609
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Tribute to Miriam Hyde, A By Various Composers

By Miriam Hyde

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Solo piano works by:

  • Geofrey Allen, Berceuse, 
  • Betty Beath, In Accord with Miriam,
  • Ann Carr-Boyd, Southern Cross,
  • Ann Ghander,  For Miriam,
  • May Howlett, Reminiscence,
  • Mark Isaacs, Bunyip Friend, composed 1986
  • Mary Mageau, Berceuse,
  • Paul Paviour, Hyde and Seek,
  • Larry Sitsky, Epitaph for Miriam,
  • Phillip Wilcher, Without Her.

Mostly composed 2005

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 ISMN 9790720164793

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Voice of Australia

By Various Composers

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Complete Volumes I & II 
Features 29 Australian songs performed by soprano Wendy Dixon, baritone Tim Collins and pianist David Miller. These works demonstrate the unique relationship between poet, composer, singer and pianist in the genre of art song. 

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See also online, Voice of Australia Volumes I and II teaching manuals and sheet music for all 29 songs, and Volume I in both medium and high voice.
Wirr 086

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1   First Person Feminine - iii - (Ian Cooper)
2   First Person Feminine - vii - (Ian Cooper)
3   Strange Requiem - (Margaret Sutherland)
4   Titania's Lullaby - (Hugh Dixon)
5   Auguries of Innocence - (John Peterson)
6   I am Black - (Andrew Schultz)
7   Frogs 1 - (Nigel Butterley)
8   Frogs 2 - (Nigel Butterley)
9   Frogs 3 - (Nigel Butterley)
10 Quel rosignuol - (Colin Brumby)
11 Each thoughtless day - (Trevor Pearce)
12 where the wind sighs - (Trevor Pearce)
13 Night After Bushfire - (Gordon Kerry)
14 Balloon Ride - (Stuart Greenbaum)
15 Asmaradana - (Betty Beath)
16 Turning Fifty - (Paul Paviour)
17 The Downfall - (James Penberthy)
18 To say before going to sleep - (Stephen Yates)
19 She wore a black ribbon - (Martin Wesley-Smith)
20 The bird sings - (Rhonda Berry)
21 Golden Boy - (Stephen Cronin)
22 A Summer's Day - (Gerald Glynn)
23 Burn out my eyes - (Quentin Grant)
24 Coolness - (David Keeffe)
25 Of a noble race she came - (Roger Smalley)
26 Bush Christmas - (Wendy Hiscocks)
27 Listening to the Harp - (Larry Sitsky)
28 The Moon Has Set - (Kevin Marsh)
29 To A Child - (Ross Edwards)

Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology - Book 2 - 2011

By Various Composers

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Piano solos - grades 5-7

14 piano works by Australian Composers 2011.
Especially written and selected for this album as edited by Katie Zhukov with audio files of each work recorded by Katie Zhukov in YouTube links below.
See also Book 1 (Grades 1-4) and Book 3 (Grades 8 to Dip)

Many works now on the ANZCA Syllabus

Grade 5
1.  Prelude II - Jennifer Trynes, c.1'51
2.  The Breeze and You - Frank Millward, c.2'41
3.  Valse Triste - Stephen Yates, c.1'02
4.  Watching the River Flow - John Peterson, c.1'12
Grade 6
5.  Dreamboat Blues - Amanda Handel, c.1'53
6.  Toccatina - Colin Brumby, c.1'48
7.  Lucky Thirteen - John Peterson, c.1'43
8.  Intermezzo in E - Phillip Wilcher, c.2'03
9.  Outlines - Andrew Helberg, c.2'31
Grade 7
10. Light Through a Stained Glass Window - Betty Beath, c.2'19
11. The Jazz Cat Miaou - Frank Millward, c.1'59
12. Very Slow Jazz - Ann Carr-Boyd, c.3'30
13. Politically Correct Rag - Paul Paviour, c.1'56
14. Red Dust Settles, c.2'44

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ISMN 9790720106908

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Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology - Book 3 - 2011

By Various Composers

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Piano solos - Grades 8 - Dip. 

11 piano works by Australian Composers 2011.
Especially written and selected for this album as edited by Katie Zhukov a with audio files of each work recorded by Katie Zhukov in YouTube links below.
See also Book 1 (Grades 1-4) and Book 2 (Grades 5 to 7)

Many works now on the ANZCA Syllabus

Grade 8
1.  Paradise Bar Prelude - Andrew Schultz, c.4'08
2.  The Demented Demon - Brennan Keats, c.2'34
3.  Parade - May Howlett, c.3'25
4.  Prelude to Play - Betty Beath, c.1'50
Diploma
5.   Thorn of the Rose - John Martin, c.5'28 -
6.   Key Connections - Betty Beath, c.1'48
7.   The Pink Ballerina on a White Pony - May Howlett, c.2'21
8.   Nocturne for a Nebula - Ann Carr-Boyd, c.4'23
9.   Catherine Wheels - May Howlett, c.2'38
10. Prelude and Fugue Chromatica - Tony Wheeler, c.2'10
11. Baggy Green Rag - John Martin, c.3'32

 

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    ISMN 9790720106915

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    Woman's Song

    By Betty Beath

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    Solo piano, c.2'00. Grade 8 to diploma 
    The tonality is based on the Balinese pelog scale and this, together with rhythms that might be used by the gamelan, reflects something of the colour and dynamic contrast often to be heard in Balinese gamelan performance.


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     ISMN9790720078571

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    Woman's Songs I and II

    By Betty Beath

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    Solo piano,  Grade 8 to diploma 
    Woman's Song I, c.3'20 - expresses changing moods and emotions, qualities sometimes associated with femininity.
    Woman's Song II, c.2'00 - expresses energy and exhilaration together with tenderness and joy, the joy we may know in a celebration of life.

    As with both pieces, the tonality is based on the Balinese pelog scale and this, together with rhythms that might be used by the gamelan, reflects something of the colour and dynamic contrast often to be heard in Balinese gamelan performance.
    Composed 1998

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     ISMN9790720126821

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    Yunggamurra, River Spirit

    By Betty Beath

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    Soprano and piano, c.6'45.
    Prose and verse by Patricia Wrightson, OBE from her prize-winning book The Dark Bright Water. The text is to do with spirits of Aboriginal myth and legend it is subtle, mysterious and suggests the Yunggamurra as both river spirit and aboriginal woman.
    Composed 1984.

    Song performed by Susan Dunn (soprano) and Betty Beath (piano), with permission Jade CD 1026 - River Songs. https://youtu.be/enrb3Luv_lo

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    ISMN 9790720140278
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