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Akkordeon-Solo

Hartke's cello concerto, 'Da Pacem', takes its title from a Latin hymn that begins 'Grant peace in our day. ' It is a reflection on these unsettled and unsettling times. As the work's protagonist, the...

Chant in english implies a liturgical or ritualistic incantation. This two-minute piece is based on a drone and has a ceremonial character. It was originally written for viola and was then rewritten f...

The very opening melody of this work is a transcription of an aboriginal chant from Arnhem Land, collected by the anthropologist A.P.Elkin in the late fifties. Still well-known in the area, the chant...

This work began life as a short song, with words by Heine, written in 1947 when I was a student in Melbourne. In this arrangement for viola and piano, I made some minor revisions to the verses of the...

This short work was part of a garland of pieces written as a tribute to Justine Peberdy. A member of the executive staff of the Dartington International Summer School, Justine, for family reasons, had...

Love Serenade was written originally with the expressive character of the bassoon in mind, a character which I feel is not enough exploited. The title does not refer to anyone in particular, but rathe...

After Steven Isserlis played my Cello Concerto in 1998 he asked me to rework some of its material as a short work for cello and piano. A fall and a climb for the cello and two chiming passages for pia...

he "Jungle" in Jungle Fever has two meanings - firstly a reference to 'jungle' music, a style of popular music style derived from the techno genre, and which was an initial inspiration on the piece. (...

1. Song for Judith 2. Song for Elaine 3. Song for Gemma Journeying Songs began as a single piece which was composed in the autumn of 2004, much of it conceived on a long walk along the Suffolk coast i...

Piano Reduction.

Accompaniment CD for the folio featuring 17 pieces appropriate for recital or contest use. Contents: Allegro Maestoso (Handel) - Allegro Spiritoso (Senaille) - Andante (Beethoven) - Andante (Gluck) -...