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Australian Music Centre 2017 HSC Repertoire List: Voice

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2017 HSC Repertoire List: Voice

This list includes a selection of works written in the last 25 years, which would be suitable for

HSC performance in 2017. Features of the list include:

works listed are for the instrument as solo or with piano accompaniment. If you are

looking for accompaniment other than piano, please search the catalogue on the

website, or contact the AMC for assistance

works listed are up to 5 minutes in duration, or include a movement up to 5 minutes in

duration

level of difficulty is included, where known

where the AMC holds a CD recording, this is noted on the list

prices for scores (and CDs where applicable) are included

a link to the AMC’s online catalogue is included for each title – further information

about a work, e.g. a program note, score sample or sound sample, may be available on

the site

To comply with Copyright, any work being performed for an HSC exam needs to be purchased.

Music scores cannot be photocopied.

Most of the scores (and many of the CDs) on this list can be purchased through the AMC. Many

can be purchased online, via the links on this list. Alternatively, please contact the AMC sales

department to enquire about making a purchase: [email protected] or phone

us at the number below.

Members of the Australian Music Centre are able to borrow resources for perusal from the

AMC Library. Please visit www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/about/membership for

information about membership.

Australian Music Centre [email protected]

www.australianmusiccentre.com.au ph. (02) 9935 7805 | 1300 651 834

Mailing Address: PO Box N690, Grosvenor Place NSW 1220


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List Compiled September 2016

SELECT LIST OF WORKS WRITTEN IN THE LAST 25 YEARS FOR VOICE

AVAILABLE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC CENTRE

Atherton, Michael

Sleep little baby : for voice and piano / words and music by Michael Atherton. - 2012

Wirripang (9790720126937 ), 2012

1 score (2p. -- A4 (portrait))

Instrumentation: Voice, piano.

1 min.

Difficulty: Medium.

Price: $8.00 (incl. GST)

Library location no.: 783.2542/ATH 1

http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/product/id/27275

Beath, Betty

A garland for St Francis : a cycle of eight songs for medium voice and piano / Betty Beath. -

2002 (arr. 2003)

Wirripang (979 0 720115 11 5), 2011


Contents: I had a dream (1 min., 10 sec.) -- Yes, my friends of Assisi, I have gone mad (1 min.,

20 sec.) -- Francis and the leper (2 min., 45 sec.) -- How sweet to feel (1 min., 10 sec.) --

Sermon to the birds (3 min.) -- Psalm 96, 11/12 (1 min.) -- Meditation (piano solo) (1 min., 45

sec.) -- Soliloquy: Francis (2 min., 45 sec.) -- Prayer: St Francis (2 min., 40 sec.).

Instrumentation: Medium voice, piano.

17 min.

Difficulty: Advanced. AMEB Grade 7-8+.


Library location no.: 783.67547/BEA 1


The puppet maker : for voice and piano / music: Betty Beath ; text: Subagio Sastrowardoyo. -

2006

Wirripang (979 0 720133 22 5 ), 2013



3 min.

Difficulty: Medium. AMEB Grade 7/8


Library location no.: 783.2542/BEA 19



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Berry, Rhonda

In the garden : song cycle / music: Rhonda Berry ; words: Aub Podlich. - 2005

Australian Music Centre, 2012

1 facsimile score (19p. -- A4 (portrait))

Contents: 1. Here in this place -- 2. The bird sings -- 3. To-morrow... -- 4. Even the weeds -- 5.

Pockets of stillness -- 6. Here comes the storm! -- 7. In the garden.

Instrumentation: Soprano, piano.

12 min.

Difficulty: Advanced.


Library location no.: 783.66547/BER 1

Online digital samples: Score and audio samples available

Recording: CD 2617: Selected works. CD not commercially available.


Blom, Diana

Remembrances four : song cycle for soprano and piano / Diana Blom. - 2015

Wirripang (979 0 720159 34 8), 2015


Contents: 1. Enlisting -- 2. The landings: Morning ; Getting to shore -- 3. The morning star -- 4.

Goodnight Gallipoli.


8 min.

Includes program note.


Library location no.: 783.66547/BLO 2


Three water ballads of Tim Malfroy / music: Diana Blom ; poems: Tim Malfroy. - 2007

Wirripang (979 0 7201016 33 5), 2007


Contents: The fisherman’s wife (2 min., 30 sec.) -- Trewella (3 min., 20 sec.) -- Lorelei (2 min.).


7 min.



Library location no.: 783.66547/BLO 1

Online digital samples: Score sample available



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Carlson, Rosalind

Hear the angels sing : a miniature cantata / words & music by Rosalind Carlson. - 1999

Flexi-Fingers (RC226), 1999



5 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.66525/CAR 1


Carole-Smith, Monique

War song / words and music by Monique Carole-Smith. - 2003




4 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.2542/CAR 4



Cawrse, Anne

Alena songs / Anne Cawrse. - 2012



Contents: 1. To Olga -- 2. I've met enough people -- 3. Tears.

Instrumentation: Tenor voice, guitar.

9 min.



Library location no.: 783.87542/CAW 1



Charlton, Richard

Dust on a butterfly's wing : song cycle, 7 songs for voice & piano / Richard Charlton - 1993

Reed Music (RM447), 2007


Contents: Wind -- Challenge -- Bounty -- Wild flowers -- Moon-track -- Affinity -- Victors.

Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano voice, piano.

15 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.67547/CHA 4




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Something sweet : a vocalise for high voice (or instrument) & guitar / Richard Charlton. - 2010



Instrumentation: High voice (or instrument), guitar. Can be performed by any other solo

instrument (vln, fl etc).

5 min.






Statues : song cycle, 5 songs for voice & piano / Richard Charlton - 2005

Reed Music (RM390), 2007


Contents: 1. The statues awake -- 2. Venus & Apollo -- 3. Flowers -- 4. The ghosts of flesh

-- 5. Reality.

Instrumentation: Soprano voice, piano.

12 min.

Difficulty: Medium. The piano part is at a more advanced level




Recording: CD 2132: Australian song cycles. Price: $25.00 (incl. GST)


Charody, Chloe

Magic of Goddess Ilythia : soprano and piano / music by Chloe Charody ; libretto inspired by the

poetry of Charles Baudelaire, arr. Charody. - 2008

Australian Music Centre (under licence from All Music Publishing & Distribution Pty Ltd), 2015

1 score (4p. -- B4 (portrait))


4 min.





Recording: CD 2497: Homage. Commercial availability: $POA

Recording: CD 2382: Selected works by AMC represented artists, vol. 25.. CD not commercially

available.



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Ribbons : from 'The Carnival', a circus opera / Chloe Charody. - 2011

Australian Music Centre (under licence from All Music Publishing & Distribution Pty Ltd), 2015



3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.





Cheney, Lisa

Lullaby : for mezzo-soprano and piano / Lisa Cheney. - 2006



Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano, piano.

4 min.

Difficulty: Medium. Difficulty considerations include intonation and a large vocal leap.


Library location no.: 783.67542/CHE 1


Recording: CD 2392: Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 27.. CD not

commercially available.


Dunleavy, Houston

Another swag of love songs : for voice and piano / texts by Stephanie Faul, Irene Baker, Dorothy

Hewitt, Ron Pretty, Laura E Goodin ; music by Houston Dunleavy. - 2004

Wirripang (M-720007-92-2), 2006


Contents: 1. For Clio -- 2. Reckless -- 3. I have loved -- 4. All fall down -- 5. The things of beauty

-- 6. Thirroul Beach.


19 min.


Library location no.: 783.2547/DUN 1


Reckless : for mezzo soprano and piano / text by Irene Baker ; music by Houston Dunleavy. -

2004

Wirripang (M-720041-25-4), 2004


Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano voice, piano.

2 min.


Library location no.: 783.67542/DUN 1



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Easton, James

And here am I / words and music by James M. Easton. - 1999

Australian Music Centre



3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.2542/EAS 1


Edwards, Ross

Five senses : five poems of Judith Wright, transposed for mezzo-soprano and piano / Ross

Edwards. - 2012


1 facsimile score (26p. -- B4 (portrait))

Contents: 1. Song -- 2. To a child -- 3. The lost man -- 4. The forest -- 5. Five senses.

Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano, piano.

18 min.

Includes program notes and text of original poems.



Library location no.: 783.67547/EDW 1



Ford, Andrew

And now : for high voice and piano / Andrew Ford ; words by Cathryn Strickland. - 1998



Instrumentation: High voice (soprano or tenor), piano.

2 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.66542/FOR 1


Recording: CD 520: Harbour. Price: $25.30 (incl. GST)



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Golden slumbers : for voice and piano / Andrew Ford. - 2008




2 min.

Difficulty: Medium.




Recording: CD 2714: There was a man lived in the moon. Price: $25.00 (incl. GST)


Nonsense : three songs of Edward Lear / Andrew Ford. - 2013



Contents: 1. The Owl and the Pussy-cat -- 2. The Quangle Wangle's Hat -- 3. The Jumblies.


8 min.

Difficulty: Medium.






Three Shakespeare songs : for soprano and piano / Andrew Ford - 2009



Contents: Orpheus with his lute -- Chimney-sweepers -- Winter song.


9 min.



Library location no.: Q 783.66542/FOR 2


Recording: CD 1913: O for a muse of fire. Price: $26.00 (incl. GST)




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Ghandar, Ann

Summer's last will and testament / Ann Ghandar ; words by T. Nashe (abridged). - 1995




5 min.

Difficulty: Medium. AMEB Grade 6.


Library location no.: Q 783.66542/GHA 2


Grant, Quentin

Winter songs : for high voice and piano / by Quentin SD Grant. - 2008



Contents: Winter walk in A minor -- In winter -- Silence.

Instrumentation: High voice, piano.

10 min.



Library location no.: 783.3542/GRA 1



Greenaway, Sally

Look to this day / Sally Greenaway. - 2013



Instrumentation: Baritone voice, piano.

4 min.

Includes program notes.



Library location no.: 783.88542/GRE 2






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Greenbaum, Stuart

The advocates : for baritone and piano / Stuart Greenbaum ; text by Robert Graves. - 1995




4 min.

Includes performance directions and text of poem.





Recording: CD 631: Chamber music sampler. CD not commercially available.


Three songs of sleep : for soprano and piano / Stuart Greenbaum ; text by Ross Baglin. - 1998



Contents: Late autumn lullaby -- Lullaby (from 'Nelson') -- Balloon ride.


10 min.

Includes performance directions and song lyrics.

Difficulty: Advanced. AMEB Grade 7 +




Recording: CD 631: Chamber music sampler. CD not commercially available.

Recording: CD 1517: Mercurial. Price: $24.95 (incl. GST)


Gross, Eric

Cross-roads, op. 105/3 : for baritone voice and piano / poem by Henry Lawson ; set to music by

Eric Gross. - 2001




4 min.



Library location no.: 783.88542/GRO 2




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Rain in the mountains, op. 105/2 : for baritone voice and piano / poem by Henry Lawson ; set to

music by Eric Gross. - 2001




3 min.



Library location no.: 783.88542/GRO 1



Harrison, Andrew

Lady and the tram / music by Andrew Harrison ; text by Angus Grant. - 1999



Instrumentation: Tenor voice, piano.

3 min.

Difficulty: Advanced. Some difficult intervals in vocal part, large stretches in LH of piano part


Library location no.: 783.87542/HAR 1



Hiscocks, Wendy

Bush Christmas / [words] David Martin ; [music] Wendy Hiscocks. - 1994



4 min.



Library location no.: 783.66542/HIS 2


Holland, William

Bell-birds : for soprano with piano accompaniment / William Holland. - 1993




4 min.

Title and words are from the poem 'Bell-birds' by Henry Kendall.



Library location no.: 783.66542/HOL 5



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Howlett, May

The cat : a song for voice and piano / May Howlett. - 2010

Wirripang (9790720106328), 2010



1 min.


Library location no.: 783.2542/HOW 1


Hyde, Miriam

Tone poems of the sea : a cycle of six songs for voice and piano / words and music by Miriam

Hyde. - 1995

Wirripang (979 0 7020106 11 3), 2010

1 score (33p. -- A4 (landscape))

Contents: Calm shore at morning (1 min., 40 sec.) -- Sails at noon (1 min., 25 sec.) -- A chill

wind scatters the foam (1 min.) -- Deep lies an ancient wreck (3 min., 20 sec.) -- Late afternoon

storm (1 min., 25 sec.) -- Sunset (1 min., 50 sec.).


12 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.2547/HYD 1


Kats-Chernin, Elena

Eliza aria : excerpt from 'Wild Swans Concert Suite', for soprano and piano / Elena Kats-Chernin.

- 2002 (arr. 2007)

Australian Music Centre (under licence from Boosey & Hawkes), 2012




Library location no.: 783.66542/KAT 2



My father's eyes / Elena Kats-Chernin ; text: Janis Balodis. - 2002

Australian Music Centre (under licence from Boosey & Hawkes)







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Wild swans concert suite : for wordless soprano and piano, in 8 movements / Elena Kats-

Chernin. - 2004 (arr. 2007)

Australian Music Centre (under licence from Boosey & Hawkes), 2010


Contents: 1. Green leaf prelude -- 2. Eliza aria -- 3. Magic spell tango -- 4. Good fairy -- 5. Glow

worms -- 6. Darkness of the forest -- 7. The mute princess -- 8. Transformation.


Includes programme notes.

Difficulty: Medium.





Kay, Don

Four reflective songs : for baritone and piano / music by Don Kay ; words by John Honey. - 2014



Contents: 1. Reflective Soliloquy -- 2. Lottery -- 3. The Fire Season -- 4. Embers.


15 min.

Includes program note.



Library location no.: 783.88542/KAY 2



Kerry, Gordon

The Lake Isle of Innisfree : soprano and piano / Gordon Kerry. - 2011




4 min.



Library location no.: 783.66542/KER 2




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Night after bushfire : from Through the fire, for soprano and piano / Gordon Kerry - 2003




2 min.



Library location no.: 783.66542/KER 1



Kouvaras, Linda

Appropriate me : for soprano solo and piano / Linda Kouvaras. - 2002




2 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.66542/KOU 3



Mageau, Mary

She is a cat : for soprano and piano / music by Mary Mageau ; poetry by Mocco Wollert - 2000




2 min.

Difficulty: Intermediate or advanced student


Library location no.: 783.66542/MAG 2


Recording: CD 816: Celebrating the work of Australian women composers. CD not




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March, Kevin

Mythweaver : soprano and piano / Kevin March ; based on the poetry of Sappho. - 2010



Contents: I. Stars around the full moon -- II. The moon has set -- III. Sweet oil -- IV. Beautiful

things -- V. Lady dawn -- VI. Yes! Radiant lyre!


12 min.



Library location no.: 783.67547/MAR 2



McKay, Justin

Three Shakespeare sonnets : for low voice and piano / Justin Michael McKay. - 2012 (arr. 2013)

Wirripang (9790720133553 ), 2013


Contents: Sonnet no. 18 -- Sonnet no. 30 -- Sonnet no. 76.

Instrumentation: Low voice, piano.

9 min.


Library location no.: 783.5542/MCK 1


Three Shakespeare sonnets : for medium voice and piano / Justin McKay. - 2012 (arr. 2013)

Wirripang (979 0 720133 55 3), 2013


Contents: Sonnet No. 18 (c.3’ 32”) -- Sonnet No. 30 (c.3’ 05”) -- Sonnet No. 76 (c.2’ 20”).


9 min.



Library location no.: 783.4542/MCK 1






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Mellos, Aristea

Wonder : a song for baritone and piano / music: Aristea Mellos ; text: Ellis Silas. - 2014




4 min.

Includes programme notes and performance direction.



Library location no.: 783.88542/MEL 1



Mewes, Dorothy

Berceuse : lullaby / words and music by Dorothy Hill-Grace Mewes. - 2012




3 min.

Difficulty: Medium. AMEB Grade 4 approx


Library location no.: 783.2542/MEW 4



The mermaid's song, and Moon spirit : two songs for young singers / words and music by

Dorothy Grace Hill Mewes - 2003

Mewes, D., 2003

1 score (10p. -- Non-standard page size)


3 min.

Difficulty: Medium. AMEB Grade 5

Commercial availability: $POA

Library location no.: 783.2542/MEW 1

Recording: CD 1527: mermaid song ; Moon spirit. CD not commercially available.


Munro, Ian

Bad girl / words & music by Ian Munro. - 2006




2 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.66542/MUN 1




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Reid, Kate

Empty rooms / Kate Reid ; text by Rodney Fisher. - 2015




3 min.



Library location no.: 783.66542/REI 1



Evening in Bali : for soprano and piano / Kate Reid. - 2015




2 min.



Library location no.: 783.66542/REI 3



Routley, Nicholas

Like snow : five songs to poems by Seamus Heaney and Robert Graves, for high voice and piano

/ by Nicholas Routley - 1997



Contents: 1. The rescue -- 2. She tells her love while half asleep -- 3. Like snow -- 4. Black -- 5.

The first words.

Instrumentation: High voice, piano.

8 min.

Includes text of poems.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.3542/ROU 1




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Like snow : five songs to poems by Seamus Heaney and Robert Graves, for low voice and piano

/ by Nicholas Routley. - 1997



Contents: 1. The rescue -- 2. She tells her love while half asleep -- 3. Like snow -- 4. Black -- 5.

The first words.

Instrumentation: Low voice, piano.

8 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.5542/ROU 1



Sarcich, Paul

Remember / music: Paul Sarcich ; words: Christina Rossetti. - 1994



Instrumentation: Soprano or mezzo-soprano voice, piano.

4 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.66542/SAR 1



Schultz, Andrew

Four songs from 'Dead songs', opus 45e / Andrew Schultz. - 2010



ISMN: 979-0-67309-937-1

Contents: 1. Buried at sea (3 min.) -- 2. Ahead of his time: Little Jackie (3 min.) -- 3. Peace

perfect peace (5 min.) -- 4. Unreconstructed sentiment (4 min.).

Instrumentation: High voice (soprano or tenor), piano. Song 1 is for solo voice only - without

piano.

15 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: Q 783.66547/SCH 2


Recording: CD 2401: Four songs from dead songs. CD not commercially available.



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I am black : for voice and piano / Andrew Schultz ; text adapted from Song of Songs - 2001

Wirripang (M-720072-66-1), 2007


Instrumentation: Female voice, piano.

1 min.

Difficulty: Advanced. AMEB Grade 8 - A.Mus.


Library location no.: 783.66542/SCH 2


Recording: CD 2677: Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 59. CD not commercially

available.


Sculthorpe, Peter

Landscapes : for voice and piano / music by Peter Sculthorpe ; words after Judith Wright. - 2001

Australian Music Centre (under licence from Faber Music), 2015



2 min.

Includes full text.


Library location no.: 783.2542/SCU 1



Slater, David

Summer haze / David Slater ; text by Fiona Treloar. - 2010


1 facsimile score (13p. -- A4 (landscape))


5 min.

Difficulty: Medium. Singer at or above AMEB Grade 7. The Piano part is more difficult.


Library location no.: 783.66542/SLA 1


Recording: CD 2237: Selected works by AMC represented artists, vol 11.. CD not commercially

available.



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Spence, John

Albatross : for soprano and piano / John Spence. - 2004

Wirripang (979 0 720115 45 0), 2011


3 min.

Difficulty: Medium-Advanced. 7th-8th AMEB standard


Library location no.: 783.66542/SPE 1


Terpstra, Keren

Sanctus / Keren Terpstra. - 2001




3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.66525/TER 1



Thorn, Benjamin

Everyone is special : for voice and harp or piano / Benjamin Thorn. - 2003



Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano voice, harp (or piano).

2 min..

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.67542/THO 3


Journeys with Den / Benjamin Thorn ; words: C.J. Dennis. - 2015



Contents: The Ant Explorer -- Hist! -- The Traveller.

Instrumentation: Tenor, piano.

7 min.







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Ritual / Benjamin Thorn. - 2011



Instrumentation: Voice (soprano), harp.

3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.





The song of the printing press : song for voice and piano / music by Benjamin Thorn ; words by

H.S. Cotterell. - 2014




3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.





Vine, Carl

Love me sweet : arranged for soprano and piano / Carl Vine. - 1993




4 min.

Difficulty: Easy.


Library location no.: 783.66542/VIN 1


Recording: CD 1446: Songs from Australia. Price: $25.00 (incl. GST)


Love me sweet : arranged for soprano and piano is also available for purchase as a

downloadable eScore:




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Vines, Nicholas

Disillusionment of ten o'clock : for baritone and pianoforte / Nicholas Vines ; words by Wallace

Stevens. - 2010



Instrumentation: Baritone, piano.

3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.88542/VIN 1



Walker, Dan

How can you catch the wind? : for solo voice and piano / words and music by Dan Walker. -

2008



Instrumentation: Soprano voice, piano.(Could be performed by voice other than soprano).

4 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.66542/WAL 1



When music sounds / music by Dan Walker ; words by Walter de la Mare. - 2012



Instrumentation: Solo voice (mezzo-soprano), piano.

4 min.

Difficulty: Medium. Large vocal range required


Library location no.: 783.67542/WAL 1






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Wesley-Smith, Martin

Black ribbon / music: Martin Wesley-Smith ; lyric: Peter Wesley-Smith. - 2000




3 min.

This score is in C# minor.

Difficulty: Medium. Voice: Grade 6.


Library location no.: 782.42/WES 1


Recording: CD 2149: Works by Martin & Peter Wesley-Smith and Richard Vella.. CD not



Black ribbon piano is also available for purchase as a downloadable eScore:



Wilcher, Phillip

In the nape of a dream : for soprano and piano (in E) / music by Phillip Wilcher. - 2016

Wirripang (979 0 720171 05 0), 2016



2 min.


Library location no.: 783.66542/WIL 5


In the nape of a dream : for soprano and piano (in F) / music by Phillip Wilcher. - 2016

Wirripang (9790720171067), 2016



2 min.




I will always be : voice and piano / music by Phillip Wilcher ; text by Jack Larson. - 1999




3 min.

Difficulty: Advanced. A.Mus. A





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Moonflower : voice and piano / music by Phillip Wilcher ; text by T. S. Eliot. - 2001








Wood, Steve

Long-legged fly : tenor solo with piano / music by Steve Wood ; poem by W.B. Yeats. - 2004




3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.87542/WOO 3



The tree of man : for tenor and piano / words: A.E. Housman & Steve Wood ; music: Steve

Wood. - 2002




3 min.



Library location no.: 783.87542/WOO 1



Zadro, Mark

Ave Maria / music by Mark Zadro - 1997




3 min.

Difficulty: Medium.


Library location no.: 783.2525/ZAD 1


Recording: CD 833: Compositions 1. CD not commercially available.


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