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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.

Part of the recent collection of 38 pieces for Flying West (Wirr 066) - all recorded by Thoroughbass on a double CD available online 


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Fantasy in Three Movements

By Justin Michael Mckay

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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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Flying West

By Ann Carr-boyd

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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.

Part of the recent collection of 38 pieces for Flying West (Wirr 066) -  all recorded by Thoroughbass on a double CD available online

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 [for more audio samples from this suite see Flying West CD)

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Folk Songs '76

By Ann Carr-boyd

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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.

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

By Ann Carr-boyd

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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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Heavy Rock Metal Dancer meet the BaroQ Bear, The

By Gina Ismene Chitty

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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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      Introduction and Theme to ITT

      By Ann Carr-boyd

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      Harpsichord (with two optional variations for organ), c.4.20
      A 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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      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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      Moonrise over Lake Argyle

      By Ann Carr-boyd

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      For harpsichord and piano duet, c.8'45

      This music can be played on a variety of instruments.  Intended for harpsichord and fortepiano, it could also be played on two fortepianos, or harpsichord and modern piano.

      Lake Argyle is located in Western Australia and the four movements depict the nature of the large mass of water: Setting Sun, Moonrise, Darting Fish, and Sereve Moon.
      Composed 2023

      Recorded on Full Moon (Wirr12) by Diana Weston and Michael Tsalka, available online

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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.

          Part of the recent collection of 38 pieces for Flying West (Wirr 066) -  all recorded by Thoroughbass on a double CD available online 


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          Outback River (cellos and harpsichord)

          By Ann Carr-boyd

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          For 2 violoncelli, or viola and cello, and harpsichord or piano, c.7'40..

          Outback River is a Suite in three movements about the Darling River in New South Wales, which is home to a number of aboriginal nations and commonly known as ‘Barka’ by the Barkindji people.

          • At the Source
          • by the fire . . . . .
          • Finale  -  Outback River
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          Outback River (duet)

          By Ann Carr-boyd

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          Duet for harpsichord and piano, c.5'15

          Outback River is a Suite in two movements about the Darling River in New South Wales, which is home to a number of aboriginal nations and commonly known as ‘Barka’ by the Barkindji people.

          • At the Source
          • Finale  -  Outback River
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