Composers and Authors
Chaconnery
By Michael Hannan
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$20.00
Bassoon Duet. Beginner to intermediate level of difficulty.
Six short pieces in styles and approaches which are not well represented in Australian bassoon repertoire.
Composed 2010
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Cloudcatcher I
By Michael Hannan
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$25.00
For two piano - two scores
The first movement of Cloudcatcher I, "Flight", responds to the clouds and birds that move over and around Wollumbin, NSW. The second, "Meditation" contemplates the imposing presence of the mountain. The third, "Vibration", imagines its physical and spiritual energies, past and present. And the fourth, "Birdsong", is a meditation on the calls of some birds common to the area.
Composed 1916
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ISMN 9790720214184
Dawn Songs
By Michael Hannan
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$20.00
Solo piano. Grade 4
A five movement work based on transcribed pied butcherbird songs heard at dawn in Brisbane and Nimbin.
Composed 2012.
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ISMN 9790720140605
Diabolical Variations on a Wagnerian Theme
By Michael Hannan
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$15.00
Pipe Organ solo.
Composed 2014
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Divertimenti, Volume I
By Michael Hannan
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$20.00
Five pieces for solo piano.
These five pieces in Divertimenti Vol. I cover a range of contemporary and traditional styles.
Composed 2019
- Riverflow
- D Minor Blues
- Valse Française - audio
- Pettite Ambiance
- Mazurka
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ISMN 9790720231259$15.00 for instant PDF download
Echo Tango (Clarinet, Cello, Piano)
By Michael Hannan
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$25.00
Clarinet, cello and piano, c.4'30
An instrumental arrangement of an SATB song titled "Echo in the Blood" part of a promenade music theatre work, "The Flood". The mood of the piece is indicated with the lyrics by Balodis:
Make time to dance the tango,/Take time making love,/Surrender to your passion,/
Taken at the flood./Listen for the echo,/Sounding in your blood.
Composed 2018.
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ISMN 9790720214085
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By Michael Hannan
Regular price
$10.00
Piano solo, c.2'51
Composed 2018
Instrumental version of an SATB song titled "Echo in the Blood" recorded on the CD The Flood (Wirr 073) available online.
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Echo Tango (Viola)
By Michael Hannan
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$25.00
Viola and piano, c.3'50
A tango-style melody piece commissioned for the Australian East and West project to promote the composition and performance of Australian viola and piano music. Composed 2012.
Recorded by Dawn Bennett viola and Diana Blom on Australia - East and West, (Wirr 101) available online.
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First Light Volume 1
By Various Composers
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$30.00
A selection of solo piano pieces, suitable for senior secondary piano students, chosen by "The Fellowship of Australian Composers". Grades 5-7.
Lullaby for a Favourite Doll - Geoffrey Allen;Black on White - Betty Beath;
Five Moods in Five Modes - Denis Hoey;
Nocturne for a Pensive Evening - Robert Allworth;
Moon on Night's Water - Caroline Szeto;
Mysterious Flowers - Michael Hannan
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First Light Volume 2
By Various Composers
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$30.00
A selection of solo piano pieces, suitable for senior secondary piano students, chosen by "The Fellowship of Australian Composers". Grades 5-7.
Tandoori Blues - Tristram Cary;Homage to Chopin - Michael Hannan;
Well Wishing - Geoffrey Allen;
Didgeridu - Betty Beath;
Star Cycle - Michael Hannan.
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Five Easy Pieces (for String Quartet)
By Michael Hannan
Regular price
$30.00
String Quartet, Grades 3/4, also for more advanced students.
These short works are targeting stringed instrument players who are a couple of years into their studies as performers, and find themselves in a music instruction environment where students are encouraged to form and play in ensembles. The word "easy" is used in the sense that the melodic lines are not difficult intervallically or rhythmically and there are no daunting techniques employed such as harmonics and double stops.
Composed 2022
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