Harpsichord
Couperin
By Ann Carr-boyd
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Spoken voice, harpsichord and ensemble, c.10'15. Composed 1974.
The spoken words are taken from Francois Couperin’s L’Art de toucher Le Clavecin, a manual on harpsichord playing which Couperin wrote in 1716. In it he covers very completely all matters of style and technique, from which a few sentences have been chosen as a starting point for this composition, which is a homage to French music of all periods.
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ISMN 9790720151205
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Fantasy in Three Movements
By Justin Michael Mckay
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$17.00
Solo Harpsichord, c.7'30. Grade 8+
Although conceived on a single-manual harpsichord, it is playable on any harpsichord and the composer does not discount the possibility of playing it on other keyboard instruments.
Composed 2012
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- Fantasy Mvt 1 - sheet music and audio
- Fantasy Mvt 2 - sheet music and audio
- Fantasy Mvt 3 - sheet music and audio
ISMN 9790720133102
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Flying West
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$34.00
Recorder, cello and harpsichord, c.9'30.
The suite consists of eight short movements based on a poem by Diana Weston, who wrote about a day in the life of a flying doctor working at the Flying Doctor Service in Broken Hill, outback New South Wales. The centrepiece is the calming 'Wings from the Sky', a musical reflection of the welcome sight of the Flying Doctor plane when it appears out of the vast sky, its crew arriving to administer comfort and life-saving help. Composed 2013.
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[for more audio samples from this suite see Flying West CD)
ISMN 9790720151212
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Folk Songs '76
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$51.00
7 songs for voice and ensemble. Composed 1976
Folk songs from France, Mongolia, Greece and Canada - there is scope to substitute instruments - flute can be exchanged for recorder and viola for cello and a variety of percussion instruments.
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- Folk Songs '76 - sheet music samples
- 1. Argizagi Ederra - audio (c.3'00)
- 2. O Dieu d’Amour - audio (c.2'40)
- 3. Yees Merrmingas ma Pandicksay - audio (c.1'05)
- 4. Otan mou ipen ehe - audio (c.1'25)
- 5. Ma ti to theli mana sou - audio (c.1'10)
- 6. Kharchin - audio (c.2'10)
- 7. Life in a Prairie Shack - audio (c.4'00)
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Folk Songs '78
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$37.00
4 songs for voice and ensemble. Composed 1978
Folk songs from Germany and Greece - here the flute can be substituted for recorder.
Part of the recent collection of 38 pieces for Flying West (Wirr 066) - recorded by Thoroughbass Ensemble available online
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- Folk Songs '78 - sheet music samples
- 1 Guten Abend, Gute Nacht - audio (c'145)
- 2 Im Scbhönsten Wiesengrunde - audio (c.1'55)
- 3 Itia Itia [c.3:00] - audio (c.3'00)
- 4 Mandinada - audio (c.1'40)
ISMN 9790720151250
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Heavy Rock Metal Dancer meet the BaroQ Bear, The
By Gina Ismene Chitty
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$27.00
For piano, harpsichord, drums and cymbals, c.4'00
The BaroQ Bear is a character from the Grunewald (Green Forest) in Berlin of the the early 1700s. He habitually composes preludes, fugues and toccatas in abundance, conjecturing what he perceives as logical, balanced tonal relationships and brilliantly opposing thematic arguments. He time-travels to the twenty-first century and has an encounter with a long-haired young man carrying an electric guitar. He is astounded by the young man’s nonchalant demeanor.
As the young man begins to play rock music on his guitar, the Bear becomes increasingly perturbed by the illogical harmonic nuances in his musical output.
He seemed to be hammering out the same few notes and making a metallic noise which the BaroQ bear perceived as irritating and tediously wearisome. He speaks to the young man slowly and explains the logic of counterpoint, and a better way to create good music. The two of them play together, each in his own way, and finally, after a lengthy narration from the BaroQ bear, they merge and settle the score in an amicable manner.
Composed 2020
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ISMN 9790720249445
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Introduction and Theme to ITT
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$15.00
Harpsichord (with two optional variations for organ), c.4.20A light-hearted piece making reference to a theme used in a popular television series, the Addams Family. Composed 1974.
From the recent collection of 38 pieces for "Flying West" - and all recorded by Thoroughbass on a double CD available online Wirr 066. [This audio track is only available in Australia and New Zealand.]
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Moonacres Farm (harpsichord)
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$9.00
Solo harpsichord, c.2'50
The music is gentle and a bit mystical, enhanced by generous amounts of sustaining pedal from the piano - the piece is an exercise in performing expressively with uncomplicated note patterns, much the same way in which Japanese and Chinese paintings concentrate on achieving expression without too many brushstrokes. Composed 2018
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ISMN9790720214481
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Nadir
By Ann Carr-boyd
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Violin and harpsichord, c.5'25.
This work comes from a period in which 12-tone and atonal music exerted a strong influence on classical contemporary music. Composed 1973.
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ISMN 9790720151250
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Stairway to the Moon - harpsichord/fortepiano
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$17.00
Harpsichord and fortepiano, c.5'00. Advanced grade
As the Full Moon rises over Roebuck Bay in Broome at certain times the exposed tidal flats are transformed into a staircase of light rising slowly to meet the orb hanging huge and shimmering gold. This phenomenon is a rare spectacle that brings many tourists to various vantage points including Town Beach and the Mangrove Hotel to wait for the Moon to rise. As the excitement and anticipation mounts spectators at the Hotel are entertained by a honky tonk piano belting out a jazz theme which contains an undercurrent of bass repetitive notes. However this percussive refrain also evokes the didgeridoo and the clap stick- a homage to the those who first witnessed this strange and captivating event in the Dreamtime. The old meets the new. This is a special and ancient place on the west Pilbara and Kimberley coast of Western Australia. The mangroves and mudflats of Roebuck is in Yawuru country. The Staircase forms part of the Lurujarri Trail.
As the Moon rises and exposes the stairs the piano chords become silvery and step up in rises with tonalities we have grown to look forward to from this composer. The Moon interlude then becomes a captivating mixture of the modern spectators excitement and wonder as the staircase builds and of the old Moon man of the Dreamtime as danced by the Bardi people who understand the strong tides and their precious saltwater environment.
Composed 2018
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ISMN9790720214467
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Suite for Diana
By Ann Carr-boyd
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Harpsichord soloThree folk songs from different countries form the basis of this suite as well as two short interludes that can be used anywhere in the suite. Composed 2014
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- Suite for Diana - sheet music
- Audio
- i The Wild Colonial Boy - Australian folk song of Irish origin
- ii Two Latvian Folk Songs - Kastee tahdi, kas dseedaja and Ej, saulite, drihs pee Deewa
- iii Gulumkan Traditional Arabic Song
ISMN9790720151779
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Suite for Flute and Harpsichord
By Ann Carr-boyd
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$27.00
For Flute and Harpsichord (or piano), c.14'00. Grade 7The four movements suite consists of - Prelude is a slightly tongue-in-cheek look at American academic music of the latter part of the 20th century, whilst Badinerie returns to the musical ideas of J.S. Bach, at the same time incorporating some unusual harmonies and quirky patterns for both instruments. American Dream depicts the emotion of a gathering commemorating the life of Martin Luther King. The final Toccata incorporates thematic material from Aaron Copeland’s 'Fanfare for the Common Man'.
Composed 1990
Recorded on Fandango Returns! (Wirr 090) available online
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- Suite for Flute and Harpsichord - sheet music samples
- 1. Prelude, c.0'30
- 2. Badinerie, c.4'30
- 3. American Dream, c.4'00
- 4. Toccata, c.2'00
ISMN9790720159508
Individual pieces available as digital downloads:
| Prelude - $5.00 |
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American Dream - $10.00 |
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| Badinerie - $10.00 |
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Toccata - $10.00 |
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