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Composers' Series, The - Volume 8(a) Piano Solos, Supplementary (Hutchens)
By Frank Hutchens
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This previously unpublished solo piano piece for advance grade was only recently discovered and is supplementary to The Composers' Series of Frank Hutchen's Volume 8(a) for advanced students. c.2'15.
Edited by Jeanell Carrigan
Volume 8: Frank Hutchens
ISMN 9790673144477
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As part of 'The Composer's Series' many of these works have been recorded by Jeanell Carrigan on a CDs: Sea Impressions (Wirr108); Forest Magic (Wirr109)
Composers' Series, The - Volume 8(a) Piano Solos (Hutchens)
By Frank Hutchens
Regular price
$55.00
14 piano solos for advanced students, composed between early 1930s and 1960s. The volume includes a CD of these works.
Hutchens was an extraordinary teacher, who taught at the NSW Conservatorium for almost 50 years and his writing for the piano is always pianistic. These compositions for piano are quite extraordinary in that despite being based on very natural hand positions, and therefore very comfortable to play, they give the impression of being challenging works. This is the case even for the simpler pieces. His musical language could be described as impressionistic, occasionally late romantic, and he uses compositional elements found normally in the music of Impressionistic compositions: unsymmetrical phrases, whole tone scales, unresolved dissonances, and the harmony, while basically tonal explores chromaticism.
This volume of piano solos is unique as until now there has been no collection of his works. Despite having written over fifty piano compositions they had been published as single items and no compilation had existed. This volume includes the more difficult and challenging works. Volume 8 (b) is designed to present works of approximately fifth to eight grade standard and Volume 8 (c) has elementary to grade five pieces.
More comprehensive biographical notes are within the volume which also includes a CD of all the works.
Researched, edited and recorded by Jeanell Carrigan
Volume 8: Frank Hutchens
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Weeping Mist
- Gavotte Brillante
- - https://youtu.be/Jbb3zFUg9fA
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Ballade
- Vienna Interlude
- - https://youtu.be/lyyneKWGN3Y
- Fairy Ships
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The Voyage
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Sea Music
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The Surfer
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Sea Fantasy
- Waltz
- - https://youtu.be/9eeoLLUCXsQ
- Prelude
- - https://youtu.be/27UoTNBYUTo
- Toccata
- - https://youtu.be/Hb31M5oYjrw
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Serenade
- Lullaby on a Hidden Theme
- - https://youtu.be/kacTl9Id5ao
Many works recorded on Sea Impressions (Wirr 108) and Forest Magic (Wirr 109) available online
As part of 'The Composer's Series' many of these works have been recorded by Jeanell Carrigan on a CDs: Sea Impressions (Wirr108); Forest Magic (Wirr109)
Composers' Series, The - Volume 8(b) Piano Solos (Hutchens)
By Frank Hutchens
Regular price
$55.00
Frank Hutchens (1892-1965)
17 piano solos for intermediate level (grades 5 to 8) , composed between early 1930s and 1950s.
This volume of piano solos is unique as until now there has been no collection of his works. Despite having written over fifty piano compositions they had been published as single items and no compilation had existed. In this volume Forest Magic, and the suite Dance of the Hours which has five short movements have not been previously published. The other pieces are those better-known works by Hutchens and are suitable for an approximate grade level of fifth to eighth grade. Indeed, many have been on the AMEB syllabus for those grades for many years.
More comprehensive biographical notes are within the volume which also includes a CD of all the works.
Researched, edited and recorded by Jeanell Carrigan
Volume 8: Frank Hutchens
Download: samples of each piece; audio excepts; YouTube links
- 1 The Hours of the Daybreak
- - https://youtu.be/uiSwMb-xDNQ
- 2 Dance of the Hours of the Day
- - https://youtu.be/-gOJycjMA-0
- 3 Enter the Hours of the Evening
- - https://youtu.be/M0em01Xq-J0
- 4 Enter the Hours of the Night
- - https://youtu.be/BbkE1EvavuI
- 5 Finale
- - https://youtu.be/A1SSY9xLpnw
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At the Bathing Pool
- Prelude Romantique
- - https://youtu.be/NrOHE3G0pkM
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By the River
- Evening
- In a Boat
- Gnomes
- - https://youtu.be/_Dyojiyxvik
- Prelude in B major
- https://youtu.be/KEXtwXViIzQ
- Forest Magic
- Two Little Birds
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The Island
- Minuet
- - https://youtu.be/7i4-6YnBWVM
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The Enchanted Isle
Many works recorded on Sea Impressions (Wirr 108) and Forest Magic (Wirr 109) available online
Composers' Series, The - Volume 8(c) Piano Solos (Hutchens)
By Frank Hutchens
Regular price
$55.00
Frank Hutchens (1892-1965)
37 piano solos for elementary level (preliminary to 5), composed between early 1930s and 1950s.
All the works in this volume are suitable for the grades preliminary to approximately grade five standard. They exploit different pedagogical aspects of piano playing including a variety of articulations, dynamics, and pedalling. In most cases pedalling is specified and if possible, in terms of the development the student, should be used.
It is surprising how many of Hutchens’ works for piano are in a major key – predominantly G or D Major. As he was an extraordinary teacher, who taught at the NSW Conservatorium for almost 50 years - being one of the founders and first piano teachers, his music written for young and developing pianists is excellent pedagogical material. His language can be described as impressionistic rather than late romantic. He uses unsymmetrical phrases and the harmony, while basically tonal, explores chromaticism. He exploits both technical and musical aspects in terms of developing skills.
More comprehensive biographical notes are within the volume which also includes a CD of all the works.
Researched and edited by Jeanell Carrigan
Volume 8: Frank Hutchens
Composers' Series, The - Volume 9 Piano Solos (Evans)
By Lindley Evans
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$50.00
Lindley Evans (1895-1982)
16 piano solos, composed between 1927 and 1967. The hard copy volume includes a CD of these works.
Pianist, composer, conductor, organist, chorister, lecturer, and examiner Lindley Evans was the modern-day renaissance man who made a huge contribution to musical society in Australia during the twentieth century. Born in South Africa his family migrated to Australia when he was fifteen. He felt his own youth and inexperience was a disadvantage and so sought lessons to improve his expertise with Frank Hutchens at the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music. One thing led to another and Lindley was soon offered many more musical opportunities amongst them adjudicating various competitions, teaching a music appreciation class at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Croydon, conducting choirs as well as a great deal of accompaniment work. By 1921 Evans was a member of the piano staff at the NSW Conservatorium.
After a very successful recital with flautist John Lemmoné Evans was asked to accompany Dame Nellie Melba and so developed a strong partnership that lasted many years.
His piano works are not numerous, and it appears that composition was just another activity that Evans was able to undertake with ease, having had no formal composition lessons.
All of the works are very tonal, mostly in ternary form and Evans favours those keys in ‘flat ‘tonalities. (Db major being commonly used.) The works were mostly written in the 1930s and 40s with only two exceptions – Holidays in Australia, 1963, and Il Cielo Sereno, 1967.
More comprehensive biographical notes are within the volume which also includes a CD of all the works.
Researched, edited and recorded by Jeanell Carrigan
Volume 9: Lindley Evans
Download samples of each piece
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Rhapsody
https://youtu.be/E1q49C7UH0c -
Merrythought
https://youtu.be/xEoMNrF8i6E -
Tally ho!
https://youtu.be/nzRX9mJ4arg - Fragrance
- Berceuse for a Sleeping Sand-Baby
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Vignette
https://youtu.be/vFo2WA_G3R4 -
Lavender Time
https://youtu.be/Kw3w89lvEK4
Holiday in Australia- Surfing Bondi Beach
https://youtu.be/fhhvkOKO7hg - Bell Birds
- At the Royal Show
https://youtu.be/pvjuWYegH9o - The Coral Island
- In the Shearing Shed
https://youtu.be/F32H7VZ20fw - Kangaroos
https://youtu.be/pEXUYO0Zt4w - The Old Gum Tree
- Sailing on Sydney Harbour
https://youtu.be/zMA4zKhUP4E
- Il Cielo Sereno (Under the Fair Sky)
ISMN 9790720231488
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As part of 'The Composer's Series' many of these works have been recorded by Jeanell Carrigan on a CDs: Sea Impressions (Wirr108); Forest Magic (Wirr109)
Composing Against the Tide
By Jeanell Carrigan
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$45.00
Early twentieth century Australian women composers and their piano music.
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Danse Exotique
By Linda Phillips
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$25.00
Violin and piano, c.6'00. Grade: Advanced (8th)
This interesting work for violin and piano has never been published and on the manuscript, there was no composition date. It belongs to works composed in a Jewish style of which Phillips established herself as one of the leading composers in Australia in the twentieth century. The work is in ternary form and characterised by an interplay of melodies between the two instruments.
Edited by Jeanell Carrigan
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ISMN97906731506
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Eli Zion
By Linda Phillips
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Violin and piano, c.3'00. Advanced grade (8th)
Eli Zion is the last Jewish liturgical poem in the Ashkenazi collection of kinot (which means a collection of mournful poems) and is customarily sung in a recitative style by the whole community. In this poem the poet turns to Zion, likening her to a woman who has suffered both destructive and redemptive pain. Taken as a whole, the poem is a mournful call out to Zion to lament her tragic destruction. To conjure this mournful call, are the sounds of howling, weeping and sighing.” Phillips wrote this one movement work for violin and piano as a series of statements and refrains, almost like variations on the sung theme.
Edited by Jeanell Carrigan
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ISMN9790673142060
Fantasy Trio
By Dulcie Holland
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$70.00
For violin, cello and piano , c.17'00
It is a work in one movement. Within the movement there is a mixture of a standard sonata-allegro form and three distinct movements characterized by different tempi.
The trio is very late romantic in style with occasional glimpses of harmony which could have been used by one of the impressionist composers such as Ravel, Fauré or Debussy. Considering it is such an early work it shows wonderful maturity and great promise for the compositions which would follow.
Composed 1938
The volume includes a CD performed by Goetz Richter (violin), Minah Choe (cello) and Jeanell Carrigan (piano). Fantasy Trio is also recorded on In Tribute (Wirr 105) available online
Researched, edited and recorded by Jeanell Carrigan
Download samplesISMN 9790720227191
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Festival Flourish
By Dulcie Holland
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$150.00
For orchestra , c.4'30
It has a little theme which as Holland described came from the rhythm of the words, “Northside Arts Festival, so that it is meant to be characteristic of a festival.
Described as attractive, optimistic, bright and bustling it opens with continuous quavers in the woodwinds and, unusually, the theme played by violas and cellos.
The work is mostly in compound time alternating between 6/8 and 2/4 when the rhythmical motive is presented.
Composed 1965
Researched and edited by Jeanell Carrigan
Download samplesISMN 9790720227375
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Forest Myth
By Linda Phillips
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$25.00
Flute and piano, c4'35. Grade: Advanced (8th)
This work for flute and piano has never been published and on the manuscript, there was no composition date. It belongs to the atmospheric style of works depicting the sounds heard in a forest favoured by Phillips in many of her songs. The work is in ternary form and characterised by an interplay of melodies between the two instruments.
Edited by Jeanell Carrigan
Recorded by James Kortum, flute and Jeanell Carrigan, piano on What Secret Hath the Rose? Wirr 120 available online.
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ISMN9790673141438
Hebraic Elegy
By Linda Phillips
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$35.00
Violin and piano, c.9'00. Professional standard
This is a virtuosic work for violin and piano. It had never been published previously and on the manuscript, there was no composition date. As its title suggests the work belongs to those composed in a Jewish style in which Phillips established herself as one of the leading composers in Australia in the twentieth century. The work is in ternary form and characterised by an interplay of melodies between the two instruments.
Edited by Jeanell Carrigan.
Recorded by Goetz Richter, violin and Jeanell Carrigan, piano on What Secret Hath the Rose? Wirr 120 availble online.
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ISMN97906731469
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