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William Dart

Duration: 50' 00" Year: 1983
a divertissement for diva

Instrumentation
voice and piano
Programme Note

Away with the Fairies is a string of kitsch songs about fairies and pixies, animals and children. They are linked by recitatives which, like the songs, include quotations from other composers’ music.
Availability
- William Dart: Song Book; computer-set
  
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  $20.00
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Duration: 45' 00" Year: 1988
An electroacoustic music theatre

Year: 1982
music theatre for 5 musicians

Instrumentation
common woodwork tools, common household appliances and common instruments eg whistle.

Duration: 16' 00" Year: 1990
for tape, singer and 2 actors

Duration: 35' 00" Year: 1979
A fantasy for mezzo-soprano, treble recorder and narrator

Instrumentation
treble recorder plays triangle, narrator should be male voice, and the mezzo is also required to dance. This work can also be performed by one person as a concert work, if the dance is omitted. Songs can be performed as separate works.
Availability
- Jagger: Dreams in the Grass; facsimile
  
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  $12.00
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Duration: 50' 00" Year: 1981
a musical for 4 actor-singers, narrator and piano

Programme Note

A song-drama exploring gay rights, written at the time when there were moves around New Zealand to pass the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. Many of the songs are based on true incidents and are presented in a cabaret format. The show toured the country in 1982 under the auspices of the New Zealand Student Arts Council.
Availability
- William Dart: Song Book; computer-set
  
  Full score | Hardcopy - computer set
  
  $20.00
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Duration: 45' 00" Year: 1984
electronic music theatre

Instrumentation
for tape, saxophone, dancer and 'machinewoman' (actor-singer wearing a costume that includes a portable sound system enabling her to sing and speak electronically.)
Availability
- Susan Frykberg Electroacoustic Music
  
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