Exam: HSC Flute

Whole Steps (7 pieces)

RM560e Whole Steps (7 pieces) Barrett FL
RM560e Whole Steps (7 pieces) Barrett FL
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 15 mins.
Instrumentation: Flute Solo
Exam Grade: HSC Flute
ISMN: 979-0-720083-61-2 Catalogue: RM560
Level: B Country: Australia

Contents: Captain Fred , Rikitiki Plop , Doodly What's It , Lookin' at Cha Cha Cha , Slinkissimmo , The Little Rag Rag , Three Out of Four

Half Steps (13 pieces)

RM559e Half Steps (13 pieces) Barrett FL
RM559e Half Steps (13 pieces) Barrett FL
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 20 mins.
Instrumentation: Flute Solo
Exam Grade: HSC Flute
ISMN: 979-0-720083-60-5 Catalogue: RM559
Level: B Country: Australia

Contents: Leap Frog, The Accidental Spy, Tree Fellas of Sherwood , The BIG Test, The Tricky Finish, Trickie Dickie, Triple Treat , Three Blind Rats , Tiptoe Through the Paddock , Old Blue, The Lonely Hiccup, David and his Big Friend , Cha Cha No. 1

Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces)

RM467e Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett FL
RM467e Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett FL
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 10 mins.
Instrumentation: Flute Solo
Exam Grade: HSC Flute
ISMN: 979-0-720083-15-5 Catalogue: RM467
Level: B, C Country: Australia

Contents: Shuffle Over Here, We Don't Tango Here , The Minor Issue , The Boogie Woogie Woogie, Funkability, Be Bopaphobia

PhoSpheric Variations

RM466e PhoSpheric Variations Stanhope FL/PNO
RM466e PhoSpheric Variations Stanhope FL/PNO
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Composer: Paul Stanhope
Composed: 2004 Duration: 5 mins.
Instrumentation: Flute & Piano Level D
Exam Grade: AMEB Flute Grade 8,
HSC Flute
ISMN: 979-0-720083-14-8 Catalogue: RM466
Level: D Country: Australia

The term “variations” in this work is used somewhat loosely and does not conform to the strict connotation of the classical “Theme and Variations” form. Rather, it is used in the sense that the presented themes are decorated and varied over a repeated ground bass in much the same way as in a Chaconne. Material for this work was drawn from an earlier work Phospherics. This title came from a series of word associations:

Phosphorous: phosphorescent, luminous, green, nature. Spherics: spherical, circular, cyclical, cycles.

Versions of phosphoric Variations were originally composed for alto saxophone and piano, then later for clarinet and piano and flute and piano.

Flight of Fancy

RM424 Flight of Fancy Orlovich FL/PNO
RM424 Flight of Fancy Orlovich FL/PNO
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RM424e Flight of Fancy Orlovich FL/PNO
RM424e Flight of Fancy Orlovich FL/PNO
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Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Composed: 2006 Duration: 3:30 mins.
Instrumentation: Flute & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Flute Grade 6,
HSC Flute
ISMN: 979-0-720083-02-5 Catalogue: RM424
Level: C Country: Australia

This piece, a flight of fancy for flute and piano, comprises three sections, each lasting about a minute or so.

The first section kicks off in an energetic and cheerful way with the bright, upper registers of both instruments at play. Also evident in the opening section are ideas such as angular melodic lines played in unison, a little harp-like piano accompaniment texture and a contrasting theme fashioned atop a jazzy, dance-inspired bassline.

The middle section of the work is perhaps the more unearthly music of the work. Little updrafts and whirlwinds of tinkling, glockenspiel-like piano figurations add a haunting quality to a chromatically inflected flute melody, evoking, for me, images of night and a kind of magic.

The final section of the piece – which brings us back to earth with its recapitulation of earlier material – is characterised by the soun

Steppin’ Up (8 pieces)

RM422e Steppin Up Barrett
RM422e Steppin Up Barrett
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 12 mins.
Instrumentation: Flute & Piano Level A, Flute & Piano Level B
Exam Grade: HSC Flute
ISMN: 979-0-720083-04-9 Catalogue: RM422
Level: A - Easy, B Country: Australia

Contents: Herbie’s Journey, Heaven’s Steps, Dracula’s New Shorts, Cha Cha Boom, I Wonder Why, Eat My Shorts Dance, My Neighbour’s Pool, Half a Dozen

Flight of Fancy

RM335 Flight of Fancy Orlovich ALTO SAX/PNO
RM335 Flight of Fancy Orlovich ALTO SAX/PNO
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RM335e Flight of Fancy Orlovich ALTO SAX/PNO
RM335e Flight of Fancy Orlovich ALTO SAX/PNO
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Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Composed: 2006 Duration: 5 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Alto & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 7,
HSC Flute,
HSC Saxophone Alto,
VCE Saxophone Alto
ISMN: M-720067-91-9 Catalogue: RM335
Level: C Country: Australia

Performed by Rompduo

This piece, a flight of fancy for alto saxophone and piano, comprises three sections, each lasting about a minute or so. The first section kicks off in an energetic and cheerful way with the bright, upper registers of both instruments at play. Also evident in the opening section are ideas such as angular melodic lines played in unison, a little harp-like piano accompaniment texture and a contrasting theme fashioned atop a jazzy, dance-inspired bassline. The middle section of the work is perhaps the more unearthly music of the work. Little updrafts and whirlwinds of tinkling, glockenspiel-like piano figurations add a haunting quality to a chromatically inflected oboe melody, evoking, for me, images of night and a kind of magic. The final section of the piece – which brings us back to earth with its recapitulation of earlier material – is characterised by the sound of its ‘slow-to-start’, hand-cranked engine.

One for Mum

RM188e One for Mum Davidson FL/PNO
RM188e One for Mum Davidson FL/PNO
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Composer: Lachlan Davidson
Composed: 1995 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Flute & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: HSC Flute
ISMN: M-720059-77-8 Catalogue: RM188
Level: C Country: Australia

I wrote this in 1995 (at a time when my Mum was sick) and I'm delighted that so many people have enjoyed playing it since, hopefully to their Mums too. I've heard many renditions and have enjoyed the diversity of interpretations people have brought to it. It is best to practise it slowly with the metronome, learning the tricky bits separately at first. Don't make too much of the semi-quavers as they are ornaments to the main melody but do try to be accurate with them and don't swallow them. Latch on to the accents as they really bring out the Latin-Jazz feel of the piece. The dynamics help create more emotional ebb and flow in the music.