Exam: HSC

Three Pieces for Guitar

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RM393e Three Pieces for Guitar Murray GTR
RM393e Three Pieces for Guitar Murray GTR
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Composer: Ken Murray
Composed: Duration: 7 mins.
Instrumentation: Guitar Solo
Exam Grade: AMEB Classical Guitar AMusA,
AMEB Classical Guitar Certificate of Performance,
HSC Guitar
ISMN: M-720071-51-0 Catalogue: RM393
Level: D Country: Australia

Roundabout

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RM605 Roundabout Orlovich VLN
RM605 Roundabout Orlovich VLN
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Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Composed: 2002 Duration: 2 mins.
Instrumentation: Violin Solo
Exam Grade: HSC Violin
ISMN: 979-0-720100-34-0 Catalogue: RM605
Level: D Country: Australia

Roundabout (for solo violin, 2002) is a piece characterised by a playful, yet nervous energy. The title describes the manner in which the bars and phrases of music frequently “loop-the-loop” before taking off in a new direction. When composing the piece, I made use of a variety of violin performance techniques such as rapid-fire bowing of semiquavers and the alternating of bowed notes with left hand pizzicato. This brings a percussive vigour and a colourful mix of timbres to the narrative of the work.

Wild

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RM604e Wild Bright SAX
RM604e Wild Bright SAX
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Composer: Colin Bright
Composed: 2009 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Solo Alto
Exam Grade: HSC Saxophone Alto,
HSC Saxophone Tenor
ISMN: 979-0-720100-33-3 Catalogue: RM604
Level: D Country: Australia

 

Wild explores a tonal plateau based primarily around E with other sections centered on A, Bb, and C.  Jazz influences are quite evident in the phrase structure and the harmonic implications.

The sections with repeated Es (eg bar 13) should have a raw primal quality, while the rapid passages have a skittering quasi-improvisational character.

Suggested multiphonic fingerings are notated in the score.  If they do not reproduce well on your instrument, modifications are acceptable, but must be in keeping with the character of the piece.

I would like to acknowledge James Nightingale for the recommended fingerings and thoughtful and practical suggestions.