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Of Old, On Her Terrace at Evening (Brennan) - high
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano, c.3'45,
- Grade: Lic.Dip.
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date: 1945
- Tempo: Marked by editor, Allegro, minim equals sixty. Another Brennan love poem where because of his circumstances the composer emphasised the words:" Our gaze dwelt wide on the blackness...then later; "that tearless infinite yearning..." and finally; 'for some long gone kingdom..."
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ISMN M720007175
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Of Old, On Her Terrace at Evening (Brennan) - low
By Horace Keats
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Baritone (A-E) and piano, c.3'45, Grade: Lic.Dip. Composed 1945
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ISMN M720007182
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Once I Could Sit by the Fire Hourlong (Brennan)
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano, c.3'12
- Grade: Lic.Dip.
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date: 1943
- Tempo: Marked Andante calmato. A mood of overall and passed contentment underlain by by the shadow of despair in the words.
Words by Christopher Brennan.
Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) - sample here - and Wendy Dixon and David Miller on Echo both CDs available online
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ISMN M720007199
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Orange Tree, The (Neilson)
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano, c.5'05
- Grade: Lic.Dip.
- Genre: Neo Classical
- Date: 1938
- Tempo: Marked Andante this musical interpretation of a mystical poem presents art song in its purest form.
Words by John Shaw Neilson.
Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) - sample here - and Wendy Dixon and David Miller on Echo (ABC Classics) both CDs available online
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ISMN M720007632
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Over the Quiet Waters (Brandon)
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano c.2'50
- Grade: 8
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date: 1942
- Tempo: Marked Lento espressivo, this song is one of deep mourning for the loss of the composer's son during WWII. Appropriate for ANZAC, Remembrance Day Services and similar.
Words by Herbert J Brandon.
Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) (sample audio below*) and YouTube see:
https://youtu.be/XfB3dmQB08Y
- and Wendy Dixon and David Miller on Echo (ABC Classics)
. Both CDs available online.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFZcNPpMhmw
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ISMN M720007090
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Pantlers Son, The (McCrae)
By Horace Keats
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Baritone and piano, c.3'50
- Grade: 8
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date: 1940
- Tempo: Marked Allegro, crochet equals c.100. A wild song of fantasy both in poetry and melody.
Words by Hugh McCrae
Recorded by Gavin Lockley and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) available online
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ISMN M720011232
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Part Songs
By Margaret Sutherland
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$40.00
5 works in this collection:
In the Dim Counties (John Shaw Neilson) - SATB and piano)
Psalm 121 (The Bible – King James Version) - two voices and piano
Lament for Early Buttercups (John Shaw Neilson) - SSA
The Land Where I was Born (John Shaw Neilson) - SSSA
The Scribe (Walter de la Mare) two voice and piano - two voice or unison and piano
Composed c.1934-36
Individual works available on request and discount for multiple copies contact: keats@wirripang.com.au
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ISMN 9790673143654
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Peace Dwells in Blessing (Brennan)
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano, c.2'30
- Grade: Lic.Dip.
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date : 1936
- Tempo: Marked Andante tranquillo. A poet who has because of profound disappointment entered; "A place folded within the hills" to find " silence and the eyes of sleep."
Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) available online
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ISMN M720007212
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Plucking the Rushes (4th C Chinese)
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano c.2'20
- Grade: 7 (TCL) and Grade 6 (AMEB)
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date: c.1936
- Tempo: Andante, two lovers lose the day whilst plucking rushes.
Words Anonymous 4th Century Chinese poem
Included in the Trinity College London Singing Syllabus
Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) and by Wendy Dixon and David Miller on Echo (ABC Classics) and Songs from Australia, all CDs available online
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ISMN M720007748
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Poems from "Sung to Shahryar"
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and oboe or violin, c.5'00
- Grade: 7
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date c.1934
- Tempo: From the "Arabian Nights" also known as "The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night".
(i) Hammam of Delicious Bathing
(ii) Dates
(iia) Dates
(iii) Haroun's Favourite Song
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ISMN M720007885
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Point of Noon, The (Brennan)
By Horace Keats
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Soprano and piano, c.3'19
- Grade: Lic.Dip.
- Genre: Neo classical
- Date: 1936
- Tempo: Andante. The poet explores "silence' and the suggestion of 'brooding' that frequently precedes Noon.
Words by Christopher Brennan.
Recorded by Jane Parkin and Clemens Leske on A Poet's Composer (Wirr 040) - sample here - and Wendy Dixon and David Miller on Echo both CDs available online
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ISMN M720007205
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Psyche - Opera
By Meta Overman
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Opera in three acts, c.105'00
Based on the novel of the same name by Louis Couperus.
Characters:
The King of the Kingdom of the Past and his three daughters: Psyche, Emeralda and Astra
Prince Eros of the Kingdom of the Present
The Chimera
A Satyr
A Hermit
Synopsis:
Act 1: In the Kingdom of the Past the King has three daughters. A prince (Eros) from the Kingdom of the Present arrives with the intention of finding taking a bride from one of the three daughters.
The king presents each daughter to Eros in turn. Emeralda, is only interested in Eros’ potentiality to procure for her a coveted jewel and if he is successful agrees to marry him. The second daughter Astra, speaks only with her harp and Eros is daunted by her talent.
The third daughter, Psyche, is the favourite of the King and very young but Eros falls in love and chooses to marry Psyche. A Chimera, who can see the future, appears and Psyche begs him to reveal what is beyond the horizon but he refuses to tell her. The King dies and Emeralda gleefully takes over the kingdom. Eros and Psyche marry and leave for the Kingdom of the Present.
Act 2: All is well in the Kingdom of the Present. Psyche and Eros are in love and enjoy the benefits of living in peace and harmony. However without Eros knowing it, there is a lascivious Satyr lurking who desires Psyche. Although she tries desperately to keep him at bay the Satyr eventually manages to seduce Psyche. Eros returns and is dismayed to find the flowers and birds colourless and dying and no one able to tell him where Psyche has gone. He eventually realises what Psyche has done and completely in despair, dies. A hermit comes on stage and tells how he has always resisted the temptation that beckoned. When Psyche appears in a panther skin without her wings the hermit firstly chastises her for being a sinner but then relents and tells Psyche how she can redeem herself. She must go back to the castle of the Kingdom of the Past, to Emeralda and beg for mercy.
Act 3: Emeralda and Astra sit in the castle. When Psyche appears Emeralda firstly assumes she must be a beggar bringing jewels to earn Emeralda’s favour. When she realises it is her sister Psyche she is overcome with rage. She sends Psyche off to the underworld to search for the jewel of mystery.
Psyche wanders through the underworld and is first frightened by bats, spiders and sea monsters. A voice calls out Idleness! Idleness! and Psyche suddenly receives the courage she needs to go on. She is led back to the Kingdom of the Past and arrives there with the knowledge that the jewel that Emeralda seeks does not, and never has, existed.
When Psyche brings this news to Emeralda she is so overcome with rage that she lashes out and strangles Psyche. The Chimera returns and brings back Psyche’s wings and binds them on again. He shows Psyche the light which will lead her to the Kingdom of the Future where the King and Eros await her arrival. All is forgiven and Psyche, the King and Eros are reunited.
Emeralda continues to live in bitterness and hate, continuously seeking that which does not exist.
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Parts:
Orchestral: flute, oboe, bassoon, harp, piano, violin I, II, viola, cello, double bass
Vocal: tenor, baritone mezzo-soprano
Available in digital format only with PDF of full score, orchestral and vocal parts. The full length film can be view on YouTube: https://www.youtube.
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