Art Music Series
Songs for Solo Voice and Piano
A Thaw of Bygone Snow: Ten Songs of Love and Loss
A cycle of ten songs exploring themes of love and loss using texts from poets such as Rossetti, Tennyson, Dickinson and Teasdale. These accessible, attractive songs bring the immortal words of these great poems to life with rich harmonies and finely-crafted melodic lines.
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A cycle of ten songs exploring themes of love and loss using texts from poets such as Rossetti, Tennyson, Dickinson and Teasdale. These accessible, attractive songs bring the immortal words of these great poems to life with rich harmonies and finely-crafted melodic lines.
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At the Window, and other songs
A cycle of six appealing songs for baritone and piano, with words by Tennyson. An ideal concert set covering a range of styles and moods, from the poignant And Kiss again with Tears, to the mysterious,
rumbling The Kraken, to the simple love song style of At the Window.
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A cycle of six appealing songs for baritone and piano, with words by Tennyson. An ideal concert set covering a range of styles and moods, from the poignant And Kiss again with Tears, to the mysterious,
rumbling The Kraken, to the simple love song style of At the Window.
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Four Frost Songs
Settings of four of Robert Frost's poems: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Taken, Spring Pools and The Aim was Song. Scored for medium to high voice and piano.
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Settings of four of Robert Frost's poems: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Taken, Spring Pools and The Aim was Song. Scored for medium to high voice and piano.
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Four Shakespeare Songs
This short cyle of four songs - Full Fathom Five, A Lover and his Lass, O Mistress Mine, and When Daffodils Begin to Peer - captures the gamut of human emotions and experiences that Shakespeare so powerfully expresses in his poetry. Scored for medium voice and piano.
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This short cyle of four songs - Full Fathom Five, A Lover and his Lass, O Mistress Mine, and When Daffodils Begin to Peer - captures the gamut of human emotions and experiences that Shakespeare so powerfully expresses in his poetry. Scored for medium voice and piano.
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Hope is the Thing with Feathers
A gentle, poignant art-song setting for medium-high voice and piano of the beautiful Emily Dickinson poem.
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A gentle, poignant art-song setting for medium-high voice and piano of the beautiful Emily Dickinson poem.
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Like a Red, Red Rose
Setting for medium-low voice and piano of Robert Burns' famous My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose. A simple folksong-like melody is accompanied by a motivic piano part using a mixture of Lydian and Mixolydian modes.
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Setting for medium-low voice and piano of Robert Burns' famous My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose. A simple folksong-like melody is accompanied by a motivic piano part using a mixture of Lydian and Mixolydian modes.
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Snow-Flakes
An atmospheric setting of a Henry Longfellow poem, with meandering tonality and a seductive compound time.
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An atmospheric setting of a Henry Longfellow poem, with meandering tonality and a seductive compound time.
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The Salley Gardens
A new setting of this much-loved familiar poem by W.B. Yeats, with a poignant, lyrical melody, and interesting counter-rhythms throughout. Ideal as a solo song for a recital, or also suitable for unison choir.
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A new setting of this much-loved familiar poem by W.B. Yeats, with a poignant, lyrical melody, and interesting counter-rhythms throughout. Ideal as a solo song for a recital, or also suitable for unison choir.
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There's a Certain Slant of Light
This beautiful Emily Dickinson poem is given a reflective, poignant treatment in this setting for medium-low voice and piano.
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This beautiful Emily Dickinson poem is given a reflective, poignant treatment in this setting for medium-low voice and piano.
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Two Ledwidge Songs
Two settings of poems by Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917): To One Weeping and In the Shadows. These short, appealing songs are scored for violin, soprano and piano, and would be ideal for concert or recital repertoire, particularly those with an Irish or World War I theme.
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Two settings of poems by Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917): To One Weeping and In the Shadows. These short, appealing songs are scored for violin, soprano and piano, and would be ideal for concert or recital repertoire, particularly those with an Irish or World War I theme.
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Under the Silver Moon: Four Songs and a Duet, with words by Tennyson
This short song-cycle for medium-high voice and piano will win the hearts of recitalists and audiences alike. The Blackbird is a sprightly piece, evocative of the songbird's call; Miriam's Song is a haunting, brooding love song; The Throstle features a driving melody and wild time signature changes, capturing the madness of the thrush's song; Sweet and Low is a gentle, lyrical lullaby in 6/8 time, with a duet version given as an addendum to the cycle.
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This short song-cycle for medium-high voice and piano will win the hearts of recitalists and audiences alike. The Blackbird is a sprightly piece, evocative of the songbird's call; Miriam's Song is a haunting, brooding love song; The Throstle features a driving melody and wild time signature changes, capturing the madness of the thrush's song; Sweet and Low is a gentle, lyrical lullaby in 6/8 time, with a duet version given as an addendum to the cycle.
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Songs for Choir
A Faery Song
A haunting, mysterious setting of Yeats' poem capturing the wishes of the fairies over Diarmuid and Grainne on their wedding-night. Definitely worth including in your SSA programme!
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A haunting, mysterious setting of Yeats' poem capturing the wishes of the fairies over Diarmuid and Grainne on their wedding-night. Definitely worth including in your SSA programme!
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Mistletoe
An attractive piece for your Christmas programme! This haunting, mysterious setting of Walter de la Mare's poem for girl's choir is ideal for intermediate school choirs. Scored for SSA choir, with optional glockenspiel that captures the twinkling of candlelight, and piano accompaniment, this piece will be a welcome addition to your festive repertoire.
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An attractive piece for your Christmas programme! This haunting, mysterious setting of Walter de la Mare's poem for girl's choir is ideal for intermediate school choirs. Scored for SSA choir, with optional glockenspiel that captures the twinkling of candlelight, and piano accompaniment, this piece will be a welcome addition to your festive repertoire.
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
The text of Frost's "best bid for remembrance" is given very careful consideration here in this evocative setting. The wistful nature of the words and the details of the winter scene are perfectly captured. The slow plodding of the horse through the snow, and the intermittent ringing of the harness bells, is subtly detailed in the piano part with the reflective inner dialogue of the wanderer communicated through quiet and heartfelt vocal lines. Atmospheric and captivating – ideal for Winter and holiday programmes.
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The text of Frost's "best bid for remembrance" is given very careful consideration here in this evocative setting. The wistful nature of the words and the details of the winter scene are perfectly captured. The slow plodding of the horse through the snow, and the intermittent ringing of the harness bells, is subtly detailed in the piano part with the reflective inner dialogue of the wanderer communicated through quiet and heartfelt vocal lines. Atmospheric and captivating – ideal for Winter and holiday programmes.
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Táimse im' Chodladh
Scored for SSA choir and piano, this haunting, powerful piece sets an aisling, a type of Irish poem where the poet dreams of a beautiful woman, whose charm ultimately leads to destruction. The dreamy, lyrical writing of the recurring "táimse im' chodladh" (I am asleep) lies in sharp contrast to more percussive sections.
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Scored for SSA choir and piano, this haunting, powerful piece sets an aisling, a type of Irish poem where the poet dreams of a beautiful woman, whose charm ultimately leads to destruction. The dreamy, lyrical writing of the recurring "táimse im' chodladh" (I am asleep) lies in sharp contrast to more percussive sections.
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The Falling of the Leaves
Yeats' wistful poem about love and loss is captured perfectly in this poignant setting for SA choir.
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Yeats' wistful poem about love and loss is captured perfectly in this poignant setting for SA choir.
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree
W. B. Yeats’ iconic poem about the beauty in life’s simple things is given musical form in this stunning original work. Gently arching melodic parts are partnered with a piano accompaniment that is reflective and nostalgic in mood. An ideal choice for all school and community ensembles. Available in a variety of arrangements to suit as many different types of choral ensemble as possible.
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W. B. Yeats’ iconic poem about the beauty in life’s simple things is given musical form in this stunning original work. Gently arching melodic parts are partnered with a piano accompaniment that is reflective and nostalgic in mood. An ideal choice for all school and community ensembles. Available in a variety of arrangements to suit as many different types of choral ensemble as possible.
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The Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
This well-known Irish traditional song is arranged here for piano and two-part choir, and is ideal for school, children's, and community choirs. The changing time signatures and haunting harmonies will make this arrangement instantly appealing to musicians and audiences.
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This well-known Irish traditional song is arranged here for piano and two-part choir, and is ideal for school, children's, and community choirs. The changing time signatures and haunting harmonies will make this arrangement instantly appealing to musicians and audiences.
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Organ and Piano Music
Four Short Pieces from Holy Cross
Evocative and charming easy vignettes for piano written during free classes when the composer was piano tutor in Holy Cross College. My Liking is a re-imagining for piano of Holst's carol; Busy Singing is a short lyrical piece that captures a fragment of melody that could be whistled or sung; Driftwood, in E mode, presents the melody in the left hand while the right hand has repeated notes; Paper Caught in Wind was inspired by a scrap of paper that blew around the courtyard on a stormy day.
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Evocative and charming easy vignettes for piano written during free classes when the composer was piano tutor in Holy Cross College. My Liking is a re-imagining for piano of Holst's carol; Busy Singing is a short lyrical piece that captures a fragment of melody that could be whistled or sung; Driftwood, in E mode, presents the melody in the left hand while the right hand has repeated notes; Paper Caught in Wind was inspired by a scrap of paper that blew around the courtyard on a stormy day.
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Four Winter Lullabies
Written during the cold winter of 2005-2006, these four pieces - i. See the Stars Before you Sleep; ii) An Unsettling Dream; iii) The Uncertain State between Waking and Sleeping; iv) Water Freezing at Midnight - are reflective with attractive melodies and stark, open harmonies, capturing the crisp, barren nature of winter nights.
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Written during the cold winter of 2005-2006, these four pieces - i. See the Stars Before you Sleep; ii) An Unsettling Dream; iii) The Uncertain State between Waking and Sleeping; iv) Water Freezing at Midnight - are reflective with attractive melodies and stark, open harmonies, capturing the crisp, barren nature of winter nights.
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Two Advent Preludes for Organ
Two preludes or reflective pieces for organ based on the traditional Advent chants Conditor Alme Siderum and Veni Emmanuel. Mystical and hypnotic, these attractive pieces are ideal for the developing organist. Included in the collection Gathered to Worship: Organ Music based on Hymn Tunes.
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Two preludes or reflective pieces for organ based on the traditional Advent chants Conditor Alme Siderum and Veni Emmanuel. Mystical and hypnotic, these attractive pieces are ideal for the developing organist. Included in the collection Gathered to Worship: Organ Music based on Hymn Tunes.
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