A DAY IN TARALGA
Piano solo – duration c. 4 minutes: Grade 4
Taralga is a small town near Goulburn and the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. The nostalgic mood of this piece reflects the pioneering nature of the town. It is tuneful and has a gentle rocking rhythm. The final bars offer scope for some improvisation.

Full score: $22.00

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THE HARP IN THE HIGHLANDS
Piano solo – duration c. 4 minutes: Grade 6
The title refers to an inn in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, now restored and extended and open as a Bed and Breakfast. The patterns in this piece can be repeated and extended - they swirl and change like the mist which occurs in this part of the countryside.
Full score: $22.00
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NORTHBRIDGE BLUES
Piano solo – duration c. 3 minutes: Grade 4
Northbridge was home to the composer’s late friend Dulcie Holland and this piano version of the work is dedicated to her. Originally written for guitar ensemble, the mood is reflective and a little nostalgic.

Full score: $18.00

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PRELUDE
Piano solo – duration c. 4 minutes: Grade 8 AMEB syllabus

Prelude is a jazz-oriented piece with two contrasting textures. The first focuses on the percussive nature of the piano, using syncopated rhythms and chords; the second texture uses the whole range of the keyboard plus the sustaining pedal and fast semiquaver patterns.
Full score: $27.00

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WHEN THE WORLD WAS GREEN
Piano solo (with optional voice and/or violin) - duration c. 9 minutes: Grade 6
This suite of 3 movements is taken from incidental music for the play of the same name by Sam Shepard, premiered at the Belvoir Downstairs, a Sydney theatre, in 1998. The opening movement reflects the simplicity suggested by the title. The 2nd movement provides an opportunity for improvisation whilst the 3rd has a boogie bass and jazz-oriented chords.
Full score: $28.00
When The World Was Green
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Slow Jazz









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Carl’s Motel Music









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MOONBEAMS KISS THE SEA
Piano solo - duration c. 13 minutes: A. Mus. A - L. Mus. A
This work was commissioned by Ars Musica Australis and premiered by Michael Kieran Harvey. The 3 movements in a Romantic style take their titles from the poem Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Full score: $47.00
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The Waves Clasp One Another
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Moonbeams Kiss The Sea









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See the Mountains Kiss High Heaven









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FABIA’S FANTASY
Horn in F and piano – duration c. 4 minutes: Grade 4

A piece within a comfortable range for the horn combined with a gently rocking piano accompaniment, affording the performers freedom and a good deal of expressive scope.

Full score and horn part: $22.00

FANTASY FOR HARP AND ORGAN
Harp and Organ – duration c. 11 minutes: advanced playing technique
This arrangement of the composer’s Fantasy for Harp and Orchestra was premiered by Vanessa Souter (harp) and Amy Johansen (organ) at the Great Hall, Sydney University in 2004.
Full score and harp part: $55.00

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ON THE SHORES OF ASWAN
Clarinet in Bb and piano – duration c. 7 minutes: Grade 8
This work provides the performer with an opportunity for much personal interpretation. The driving rhythms culminate in the final bars which call for an improvised cadenza from both players in keeping with the spirit of the piece. The Egyptian flavour combined with jazz overtones mix together in an exotic palette.
Full score and clarinet part: $34.00

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SUITE FOR FLUTE AND HARPSICHORD
Flute and harpsichord (or piano) – duration c. 14 minutes: A.Mus.A
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.
Full score and flute part: $52.00
Prelude
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Badinerie








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American Dream









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Toccata









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BENEATH THE YELLOW MOON
(A suite for violoncello and piano in three movements.)
Cello and piano – c. 17 minutes: Grade 8 – A.Mus.A.
The whole 3 movements of this piece form a large ternary structure and the cello imitating the didjeridu at various points in the score evokes a distinctly Australian feel. Some opportunities are provided for improvising high harmonics in the cello part during the third movement which suggests images reminiscent of outback mirages.
Full score and cello part: $52.00
Beneath the Yellow Moon
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Billabong









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Dreamtime Haze









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THE BOOMERANG CHOCOLATE CAKE
Soprano and piano (or harpsichord) – c. 4 minutes: Grade 7

A humorous song which is based on the words of a cake recipe. It is a mixture of jazz, Baroque and the performer’s imagination.

Full score: $16.00

BROWN PANSIES
(A song trilogy for mezzo-soprano and piano.)
Mezzo-soprano (or soprano) and piano – c. 16 minutes: Grade 8
Three contrasting movements in various styles ranging from the impressionistic and romantic nature of Brown Pansies, to the spoken improvisation and plainsong-inspired Parchment Rose to the free Country and Western feel of Blues in Green.
Full score: $52.00

Brown Pansies
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Parchment Rose

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Blues in Green

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A COMPOSITION OF PLACE
SATB choir and piano - duration c. 4 minutes: advanced vocal and piano technique. The words by Australian poet Jeremy Nelson evoke scenes of the countryside, and inclusion of phrases such as 'red, raked Buddhist garden' and the reference to English hay stooks add colour to the fact that we are 'passing through a Heysen painting.' The music follows the moods of the poem, at times marching with the words and sometimes interjecting with exuberant chords and rhythms. The middle section features voice parts floating over a harp-like pattern in the accompaniment leading to an invigorating finale.

Full score: $25.00

SUITE IN ORANGE
Chamber trio - duration c. 14 minutes: advanced playing technique
Suite in Orange is a work in three movements for flute, viola and double bass. The unusual combination of instruments inspired the composer to write a work in a classical style, but with many references to the world of jazz. The work incorporates glissandi, notes from the blues scale, jazz chords and relaxed rhythms.
Full score: $45.00
Parts: $50.00 or hire: $26.00

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WEST WIND
Chamber duet - duration c. 5 minutes: advanced playing technique
West Wind is an adaptation for violin and piano of the last movement of SUITE IN ORANGE. The piece is a musical representation of the westerly winds which prevail in inland NSW. Their persistence is echoed in the 4 note figure which opens the work.

Full score and parts: $28.00

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FANDANGO
Mandolin ensemble – duration c. 5 minutes: advanced playing technique
A lively piece requiring precision ensemble playing comprising a main theme, a lyrical middle section and concluding shimmering chords. In many ways, the work has become a popular and easily recognised signature of the composer.
Full score: $42.00
Parts: $52.00 or hire: $28.00
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MUSIC FOR AN IMAGINARY ITALIAN FILM
Mandolin ensemble – duration c. 9 minutes: competent playing technique

This imaginary Italian film showcases the classic ingredients of love, jealously and reconciliation with an enigmatic conclusion.

Full score: $56.00
Parts: $66.00 or hire: $34.00

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MANDOLIN MUSIC
Mandolin ensemble - duration c. 8 minutes: competent playing technique
This colourful piece consists of a slow opening introduction followed by a fast-slow-fast section in traditional ternary form. Adrian Hooper describes it, from a performer’s aspect, as "a beautiful idiomatic work”.
Full score: $48.00
Parts: $58.00 or hire: $30.00

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RAG FOR RAZZ
Mandolin ensemble - duration c. 4 minutes: competent playing technique.
This work is part of a suite of six pieces originally written for solo mandolin. The suite was originally composed for Ann's cats, past and present. Razz is a current resident possessing many endearing characteristics. The piece reflects some of these characteristics through rapid scale passages and dark tonalities.
Full score: $35.00
Parts: $42.00 or hire $22.00

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LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
Flute, accordion and mandolin orchestra - duration c. 6 minutes: competent playing technique. An impressionistic work which evokes the hazy and changing shape of clouds by employing the unique tremolo sound of the mandolin orchestra. A contrasting middle section in 6/8 provides an interlude in a faster tempo. The work was commissioned for the 2011 Australasian FAME Festival in Auckland.
Full score: $48.00
Parts: $58.00 or hire: $30.00
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ROMANCE FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA
Orchestra - duration c. 10 minutes
This essentially Romantic and hauntingly beautiful work is peppered with modern harmonic twists. The three sections are based on a chord often used in popular music, which rises by a semitone each time.

Full score: $82.00
Parts: $90.00 or hire: $55.00

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FANTASY FOR HARP AND ORCHESTRA
Orchestra - duration c. 13 minutes
This work is written in a style reminiscent of the Baroque. The opening orchestral tutti, with sweeping chords centre around the key of B minor.  This theme is then followed by a change of mood and motif in E major played by flute and strings. The rest of the one-movement Fantasy is in free sonata form. Although the solo passages are fully notated, the soloist is encouraged to ad lib.
Full score: $85.00
Parts: negotiable

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