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John Wells

Duration: 19' 00" Year: 2006
for organ tuned to meantone

Programme Note

The Fifith Suite was written for the organ in the Maclaurin Chapel in the University of Auckland, NZ, which is tuned in 1/5 comma Pythagorean meantone – so the five black notes are B flat, C sharp, E flat, F sharp and G sharp, and that’s it!
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- Wells, J.: Fifth Suite; computer-set
  
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Duration: 15' 00" Year: 2005
for a vocalising pianist

Programme Note

Written during a month-long residency in November 2005 at the Visby International Centre for Composers, in Visby on the Swedish Baltic island of Gotland, this piece was inspired by the surroundings there- the history related to its importance in the Hanseatic League and prior to that the long Viking period; and in particular the old town with it’s beautifully preserved encircling medieval town wall.

The piece consists of seven descriptive historical episodes, and includes two poems to be narrated by the pianist in episodes 2 and 7- ‘Clouds’ and ‘Centuries’. The vocalisations are mainly sung, hummed and whistled sounds, along with the breaths of the third section indicating the onerous task of building the wall.
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- Carey: Great Wall; facsimile
  
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- Ross Carey: Great Wall; audio
  
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Duration: 15' 00" Year: 2003
for solo piano