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It is impossible not to feel inspired when playing some of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues, Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Debussy’s two books of preludes, or Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues. As a composer I wanted to make a small mark of respect to these greats with some dedications. I have also taken a cue from Bach and Shostakovich and included contrapuntal forms within these preludes. While not wanting to restrict myself to the form of a fugue, there are several preludes which are close in spirit to fugues: Nos.17 and 19 for instance, are what I would call my ‘prelugues’. There is also a passacaglia (No.16) which owes a debt to Shostakovich. I have conceived these pieces as a unified whole. Within them I have attempted to cover a whole variety of characters and moods, from the improvisational and experimental to the lyrical and gentle, from the wild and gestural to the calm and peaceful, from the quirky and ‘black’ to the light and sunny, from the depressive to the resolved. The extensive technical planning and preparation behind these pieces has been fun for me as the composer, but in the end it is the sound and musical expression that matters. I would like to think this voyage of discovery has led to something new and interesting to listen to.

• Ritchie A.: 24 Preludes; Computer Set 

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• Ritchie A: Twenty-four Preludes; computer-set 

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• Anthony Ritchie: Piano Preludes  Year: 2004 

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• Griffiths, D.: 3 Franks; computer-set 

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This celebratory work for choir and orchestra consisting of three Christmas ‘scenes’ brings together arrangements of 15th, 16th and 17th century carols with some of the well-known traditional carols. The audience can be invited to join in with a carols in each section including O Little Town of Bethlehem, The First Nowell and O Come All Ye Faithful.

• Farquhar: A Christmas with Carols; facsimile 

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• Farquhar: A Christmas with Carols; facsimile 

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• Farquhar: A Christmas with Carols; facsimile 

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Synopsis

It is a historic story of a young man who travels from England via Australia, in the early 1820s, to become an ordained minister and set up a Wesleyan Mission in the Hokianga, in Northland, New Zealand.

The story portrays the relationships, frustrations, conflicts and troubled times with the early settlers, the native Maori people and their Chiefs, especially Chief Te Aara, Tamati Waka Nene and Patuone.

There is his special love for his devoted wife Jane, their learning, teaching and preaching, their unjustified exile to Tonga, then his reinstatement two years later to the Weslyan Mission in the Hokianga, culminating in the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at Horeke, in the Hokianga.

• Daverne: A Man With a Mission; computer-set 

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This orchestral work with mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists was commissioned anonymously for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and is inspired by “Macbeth” Act IV Sc III. The text is by Patrick McGuire and the work is in seven movements.

• Cresswell: A Modern Ecstasy; facsimile 

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• Cresswell: A Modern Ecstasy; facsimile 

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• Lyell Cresswell: Orchestral Music -1  Year: 1991 

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This album was inspired by the poem “To L.H.B.” by Katherine Mansfield that was the first poem set.

• Bell: A NZ Journal: Songs for Solo Voices; computer set 

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• Michael Bell: To L.H.B.; audio 

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• Jagger: A Poet's Requiem; facsimile 

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• Cowdell: A Portrait of Christina Rossetti; facsimile 

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This work is a tape installation, “tracing the course of the mighty Hudson by way of taped sound and interviews about the river. It was a work of simple natural beauty.” Kerr, The Listener.

• Lockwood: A Sound Map of the Hudson River  Year: 1989 

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