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Lucky 13
By John Peterson
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$10.00
Solo piano, c. 1'43. Grade 6
The piece appears more difficult then it actually is and sounds impressive at a decent tempo.
Composed 2010
Edited and recorded by Katie Zhukov as part of the Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology, Book 2 available online
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ISMN 9790720227719
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Moon-Struck
By John Peterson
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$20.00
Three Lunar preludes for solo piano, c.6'00. Grade 8- New Moon
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- Full Moon
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ISMN 9790720214016
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Of Quiet Places (voice and guitar)
By John Peterson
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$60.00
A cycle of five songs for voice and guitar, c.14'00
Poems by Michele Morgan
A series of shot evocative songs that might offer a vision of timeless beauty, and thus echo the landscapes that inspired the words. These songs are meant to be simple and beautiful miniatures, representing brief moments of repose in an otherwise hectic and often busy world. Incorporated are several thematic links between various songs in order to create a sense of unity across the cycle.
Two scores for hard copy purchase.
Composed 1998/2017
- Awinya, Fraser Island
- On the Woralie Track
- Wathumba, Fraser Island
- Rocks, Cape Leenwin
- Forest at Namadgi
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Of Quiet Places - sheet music
ISMN 9790673144293
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Of Quiet Places (voice and piano)
By John Peterson
Regular price
$30.00
A cycle of five songs for voice and piano, c.14'00
Poems by Michele Morgan
A series of shot evocative songs that might offer a vision of timeless beauty, and thus echo the landscapes that inspired the words. These songs are meant to be simple and beautiful miniatures, representing brief moments of repose in an otherwise hectic and often busy world. Incorporated are several thematic links between various songs in order to create a sense of unity across the cycle.
Composed 1998/2023
- Awinya, Fraser Island
- On the Woralie Track
- Wathumba, Fraser Island
- Rocks, Cape Leenwin
- Forest at Namadgi
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Of Quiet Places - sheet music
ISMN 9790673144156
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Pacific Ocean Blue
By John Peterson
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$22.00
Solo piano, c.5'10. Grade 7 to 8
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ISMN M720065885
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Race Against Time
By John Peterson
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$60.00
Cello and piano, c.10'00This is in two large-scale parts reflecting two different perspectives of the title: the first half of the piece expresses a variety of mixed emotions brought about by a stressful ‘race against time’ – nervous anticipation, sudden angry outbursts, – while the second half of the piece tries to express the ‘emotional rush’ of a more exciting experience. Composed 2010
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ISMN 9790720106403
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Remembering Illawarra
By John Peterson
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$35.00
5 pieces for solo piano for younger players, c.10'30
Composed 2002
Audio samples performed by Jeanell Carrigan
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- 1. Rainforest at Minnamurra Falls - sheet music and audio, c.1'10
- 2. On Perkins' Beach - sheet music and audio, c.1'50
- 3. Ocean Waves sat Flagstaff Point - sheet music and audio, c.2'50
- 4. Climbing Mount Kembla - sheet music and audio, c.2'50
- 5. Lawrence Hargrave Drive - sheet music and audio, c.2'10
ISMN M720060965
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Rituals in Transfigured Time
By John Peterson
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$350.00
Orchestral, c.11'30An abstract work for large orchestra: there is no narrative to influence the overall structure of the work, but the exploration of melody, harmony, instrumental timbre, and rhythm, drives the music forward through its vigorous and energetic outer sections. Composed 1997
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ISMN 9790720133997
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Satellite of Love and Fear
By John Peterson
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$65.00
A cycle of five songs for soprano and piano and two solo piano interludes.- 1. Alone and Drinking Under the Moon, c.6'45
- 2. Full Moon Rhyme, c.1'50
- Interlude 1: The Waning Moon / New Moon, c.4'00
- 3. Moonlight in the Forest, c.4'00
- 4. Prayer to the Young Moon, c.4'10
- Interlude 2: The Waxing Moon / Full Moon, c.3'45
- 5. From Behind the Moon, c.5'55
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ISMN 9790720172620
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See, the Prismatic Colors Glisten
By John Peterson
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$60.00
Soprano, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and percussion, c.4'30.
Words by Walt Whitman. The musical setting explores the inherent evocative nature of words taken from a text and is dominated by Lydian modes and an almost continual use of harmonization between the two voices that add a distinctive colour to the music that reflects the image in the very first line of the text, See, the prismatic colors glistening and rolling, …. .Composed 2013
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ISMN 9790720140292
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Shadows and Silhouettes
By Antonietta Loffredo
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$25.00
New piano compositions celebrating a Chinese-Western confluence played by Antonietta Loffredo. A University of Western Sydney project this interesting CD is the third by Antoinetta in a collaboration with the composers who have been encouraged to write new pieces for this project. It consists of piano pieces which draw on such influences as Chinese bird song; stylistic characteristics of Chinese instruments on an Australian folk tune; impressions of Shanghai; a phrase from Yijing (l-ching); terracotta figures of a travelling orchestra on horseback; a Chinese nursery rhyme; the concept of Qi; a Hong Kong market early in the morning; a poem by Chinese poet Po Chu (772-846); the musics of the three cultures of Malaysia; and from a Chinese perspective, winter days and a funeral in Australia. Scores by the Wirripang composers- Diana Blom, Bruce Crossman and John Peterson are available online.
Wirr047
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1 The Travelling Chinese Orchestra (Diana Blom)
2 Birds Calling in Cloud Valley (Michael Hanan)
3 Regaslendro (Valerie Ross)
4 Market Gardens and Musicians (Ann Boyd)
A flower and not a flower (P'u - Hua Fei Hua) - Tre contrapunti (Massimo Priori) [5-7]
5 i - 6 ii - 7 iii
8 Three Variations on Waltzing Matilda (Julian Yu)
9 Winter days (Phoon Yew Tien)
10 A Funeral (Phoon Yew Tien)
11 Qi Colour from Hidden Resonances (Bruce Crossman)
12 Lakes resting one on the other (Francesco Schweizer)
13 Moon Rhyme (Caroline Szeto)
14 Impressions of Shanghai (John Peterson)
Songs for the Moon
By John Peterson
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$50.00
A cycle of four songs for soprano and piano.- 1. Alone and Drinking Under the Moon, c.6'15
- 2. Full Moon Rhyme, c.4'20
- 3. Moonlight in the Forest, c.4'00
- 4. Prayer to the Young Moon, c.4'10
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ISMN 9790720171708
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