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LOCANA'S World - CD
By Various Composers
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For flute, violin, cello, horn performed by LOCANA.A collection of ensemble works composed by Taran Carter, Hugh Dixon, Horace Keats, John Wayne Dixon, Peter Rankine, Houston Dunleavy and Michael H Dixon. Performed by Janine Grantham (flute and piccolo), Michael H Dixon (horn), Paula Newcomb, Sarah Knox (violins), Shannon Tobin, Matthew Farrell (cellos).
Print music for all the works are available online.
Wirr 014
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Perverse Exit Songs (Taran Carter) (1-3)
1 Entrance
2 Maddison
3 Emergency Exit Only
4 The Enchanted Garden (Hugh Dixon)
5 Movement (Horace Keats)
Niblets, Op.12 (John Wayne Dixon) (6-8)
6 Duet
7 Commotion
8 Canto
A Foursome of Twosomes, Op.6 (John Wayne Dixon) (9-10)
9 Twosome One
10 Twosome Two
Postcards from America (Houston Dunleavy) (11-14)
11 Los Angeles12 Grand Canyon
13 Chicago Bean
14 New York City
15 Fire by Fire (Peter Rankine)
16 Arise, Awake (Michae H Dixon)
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By John Wayne Dixon
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Violin, cello and piano, c.8'00An escarpment nocturne. Composed 2005
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ISMN M720060439
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Mermaids String Ensemble
By John Wayne Dixon
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String Ensemble, c.15'00 This piece may be played by solo or (except where solos are marked) by full strings.
Recorded on the CD Mermaids (Wirr 033) available online and sample tracks can be heard on the CD's listing.
Parts available on request: keats@wirripang.com.au
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ISMN 9790720093710
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Natures Changes
By John Wayne Dixon
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Low to medium voice. c.2'30, Grade: 8 (TCL and AMEB D list). Included in the Trinity College London Singing Syllabus for 2009.
This is one of six songs from the album titled "Seasons Lived, Seasons Dreamed" (available online).
Recorded on the CDs Simply Songs (Wirr 001) and Songs form Australia (Wirr 004) by soprano Wendy Dixon and pianist David Miller and available online.
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ISMN M720041827
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Niblets
By John Wayne Dixon
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Violin 1, 2 or Viola, Cello. c.7'00
Recorded with flute, violin, cello on the CD, LOCANA's World (Wirr 014) available online https://www.australiancomposers.com.au/products/locanas-world
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ISMN M720041001
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Seasons Lived, Seasons Dreamed
By John Wayne Dixon
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Composed 2003- 1. Nature's Changes - Emily Dickinson, c.3'00
- 2. New Feet Within - Emily Dickinson, c.1'25
- 3. Summer Days - Paul Hohenberg, c.4'00
- 4. Inside - Johannes Schlaf, c.3'00
- 5. Autumn - Walter Savage Landor, c.2'50
- 6. Presentiment - Emily Dickinson, c.3'15
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- Nature's Changes - sheet music
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- New Feet Within - sheet music
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Summer Days - sheet music
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Simply Songs
By Various Composers
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$65.00
27 songs by various Australian Composers1. Love Song (Parker) R J Stove, c.2'24
2. Lullalby (Parker) R J Stove, c.3'33
3. Ballad of a Talked Off Ear (Parker) R J Stove, c.1'55
4. The Fig Tree (Hodgson) Horace Keats, c.2'22
5. White Wind (Brennan) Horace Keats, c.1'17
6. Nature's Changes (Dickinson) John Wayne Dixon, c.2'30
7. Evening (Dickinson) John Wayne Dixon, c.3'0
8. New Feet Within (Dickinson) John Wayne Dixon, c.1'30
9. Asclepiades the miser (Anon) Stephen Yates, c.1'36
10. Though I would (Lucillus) Stephen Yates,c.2'50
11. Become Complete (Tao Te King) Michael Hugh Dixon, c.5'00
12. All Fall Down (Pretty) Houston Dunleavy, c.4.58
13. In Good Stead (Tao Te King) Michael Hugh Dixon, c.3'22
14. Elegy (Howarth) Brennan Keats, c.3'54
15. The Hour of the Parting (Neilson) Brennan Keats, c.2'24
16. Fascination (Ssu-K'ing T'u) Hugh Dixon, c.2'37
17. Tranquil Repose (Ssu-K'ing T'u) Hugh Dixon, c.1'33
18. Concentration (Ssu-K'ing T'u) Hugh Dixon, c.3'24
19. Motion (Ssu-K'ing T'u) Hugh Dixon, c.2'53
20. Mermaids (MacKenzie) Horace Keats, c.2'40
21. Song of the Little People (Sterling Levis) Horace Keats, c.2.23
22. My Heart was Wandering (Brennan) Horace Keats, c.3'29
23. This Moment (Rice) Sylvia Rice, c.2'56
24. Praise the Lord (Psalm 146:1-2) Brett McKern, c.1'54
25. Healed (Matthews) Mark Matthews, c.4'05
26. An Angry Cactus Does No Good (Peake) Stephen Yates, c.1'48
27. The Trouble with Geraniums (Peake) Stephen Yates, c.1'43
For sheet music and audio samples see individual songs
ISMN M720041803
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Simply Songs CD
By Various Composers
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This recording features works by many of our Australian Composers as seen here on our website and is performed by Wendy Dixon, soprano and David Miller, pianist. Composers include: Robert Stove, Horace Keats, John Wayne Dixon, Stephen Yates, Michael H Dixon, Houston Dunleavy, Brennan Keats, Hugh Dixon, Sylvia Rice, Brett McKern, Mark Matthews. Wirr 001
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1 Love Song ( R J Stove)
2 Lullaby ( R J Stove)
3 Ballad of a Talked Off Ear ( R J Stove)
4 The Fig Tree (Horace Keats)
5 White Wind (Horace Keats)
6 Nature's Changes (John Wayne Dixon)
7 Evening (John Wayne Dixon)
8 New Feet Within (John Wayne Dixon)
9 Asclepiades the miser (Stephen Yates)
10 Thought I would (Stephen Yates)
11 Become Complete Michael Dixon)
12 All Fall Down (Houston Dunleavy)
13 In Good Stead (Michael Dixon)
14 Elegy (Brennan Keats)
15 The Hour of the Parting (Brennan Keats)
16 Fascination (Hugh Dixon)
17 Tranquil Repose (Hugh Dixon)
18 Concentration (Hugh Dixon)
19 Motion (Hugh Dixon)
20 Mermaids (Horace Keats)
21 Song of the Little People (Horace Keats)
22 My Heart was Wandering (Horace Keats)
23 This Moment (Sylvia Rice)
24 Praise the Lord (Brett M McKern)
25 Healed (Mark Matthews)
26 An Angry Cactus Does No Good (Stephen Yates)
27 The Trouble with Geraniums (Stephen Yates)
Songs from Australia CD
By Various Composers
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See also online, Songs from Australia teaching manual and sheet music for all 27 songs.
Wirr002
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1 Monkey and Turtle (Stephen Leek)
2 Love Me Sweet (Carl Vine)
3 Come Sleep (Peggy Glanville-Hicks)
4 Moreton Bay (arr Mark O'Leary)
5 Dinah's Song (Ester Rofe)
6 Bless this House (May Brahe)
7 Waltzing Matilda (arr Cowan/O'Leary)
8 Lullaby (R J Stove)
9 An Angry Cactus Does No Good (Stephen Yates)
10 The Trouble with Geraniums (Stephen Yates)
11 Dreams at Eventide (Horace Keats)
12 My Dark-eyed Acushla (Horace Keats)
13 O Yellow, Yellow Sweet (Alan Tregaskis)
14 I Will Build my House in the Water (Horace Keats)
15 The Lamb (Horace Keats)
16 Love's Secret (Horace Keats)
17 Plucking the Rushes (Horace Keats)
18 Love Song ( R J Stove)
19 Epigram I (Stephen Yates)
20 Epigram II (Stephen Yates)
21 Epigram III (Stephen Yates)
22 Epigram IV (Stephen Yates)
23 Nature's Changes (John Wayne Dixon)
24 Columbine (Horace Keats)
25 Sea Wraith (Horace Keats)
26 The Stars Turn (Peter Sculthorpe)
27 Evening (John Wayne Dixon)
Songs of Love and the Night
By John Wayne Dixon
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$35.00
Composed 2004- 1. It Is the Evening Hour (John Clare). c.3'30
- 2. I Love All Beauteous Things (Robert Bridges). c.1'15
- 3. Night (Frederick John Dixon). c.5'15
- 4. Wild Nights (Emily Dickinson). c.1'45
- 5. The Summer Night Was Mild (Gustav Falke). c.4'15
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- Songs of Love and the Night - sheet music
- It is the Evening Hour - audio
- Wild Nights - audio
- It is the Evening Hour - audio
ISMN M720041773
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Songs of Transience
By John Wayne Dixon
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$150.00
Cor anglais and string orchestra and voice. c.26'00Settings of poems by Paul Verlaine.
Composed 2011
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ISMN 979020115931
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String Quartet No 1 - Op.8
By John Wayne Dixon
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A touch of Shostakovich and Bartok, c.20'00Composed 1984
Parts available on request: keats@wirripang.com.au
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ISMN M720011806
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