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Bird-Esk
By Hollis Taylor
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$85.00
String Quartet, c.11'30Australian pied butcherbird vocalisations often boast a compelling rhythm and raw energy reminiscent of certain jazz styles. Lively syncopations and phrase endings on weak beats are common in their sound repertoire. This work builds on pied butcherbird themes for rhythmic exploration.
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Cumberdeen Dam V and T
By Hollis Taylor
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Solo bassoon in 5 movements, c.9'00 The pied butcherbird upon which the work is based sings in rushed gusts of notes; the effect is anticipatory, like beats two-three of a Viennese waltz or beats two and four of an up-tempo bluegrass number. The angularity of the essentially five-bar phrases is appealing. Two separate voices are implied by the octave or more spread between motivic segments and the qualitative difference between the lower and higher material. Octave displacement above and beyond the original birdsong figures in the work.
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- 1. Notturno - audio
- 2. Capriccio - sheet music
- 3. Capriccio - audio
- 3. Tema - sheet music
- 5. Toccata - audio
- 5. Toccata - sheet music
ISMN 9790720101422
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Riffingbirds
By Hollis Taylor
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$25.00
Four pieces for solo violin, c.8'30 total
This Australian pied butcherbird transcription should be performed with an audio file of the violinist's choice, such as an unusual insect.
Composed 2009
- 1. West Wyalong
- 2. Byron Bay
- 3. Ponto Falls
- 4. Taroom
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