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  • Sunrise: Music from New Zealand for Young Pianists
full score | hardcopy - computer set

Many of the works in this album have audio samples here >>

Fifty-nine works suitable for pianists of preliminary to Grade 2 levels, some suitable for rote teaching, others challenging and adventurous.

A celebration of new sounds, new ideas, new music written by NZ composers from all over the world.

Gillian Bibby comments: “Here are games and dreams, rain and sun, dancing cats and mournful birds, dysfunctional machines, mice, a giant, dodos … here are pieces on one note, with variable time signatures, or irregular rhythms. Here are ensembles demanding precision and dreamy clusters with super-long pauses … here are pencils helping the pedal stay down, a whale’s slow glissando of a yawn, a knocking of the knuckles on the lid, interacting overtones to listen for … here are variations and a canon, ‘moments’ of music and longer songs, a piece just in fourths, another with parallel 6/4 chords … here is a pentatonic piece and there one with right hand playing just black notes while the left hand takes only the whites.”

Michael Houstoun, regarded as New Zealand’s foremost pianist, writes “When I saw all this wonderful music it made me want to learn the piano all over again from the beginning!”

Sunrise is accompanied by a CD of the works played by Gillian Bibby, Craig Utting and Mary Barber.

The publication has been made possible through the support of Creative New Zealand, the Lilburn Trust, Trust House, Stout Trust, Michael Ashby of Piano House and SOUNZ.

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Music

Bedtime Story Clive Aucott
for piano
 
 
Bird Hopping Gillian Bibby
for solo piano from 'The Bird Book'
 
 
Bird Looks in the Window Gillian Bibby
for solo piano from 'The Bad Bird Book'
 
 
Black and White Tag Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Blackbird in the Rain Gillian Bibby
for solo piano from 'The Bad Bird Book'
 
 
Blue Swing John Elmsly
for piano
 
 
c.c. that! Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Chalky Chivvers' Challenge Cheryl Camm
for voice and piano (2 performers)
 
 
Chalky Chivvers' Challenge Cheryl Camm
for voice and piano (one performer)
 
 
Counting Game Chris Adams
for piano
 
 
Dangerous Mission Gillian Bibby
for solo piano from 'The Bad bird Book'
 
 
Dawn Chorus Gillian Bibby
for solo piano from 'The Bad Bird Book'
 
 
Day Dreaming Ewan Clark
for piano
 
 
Day's End Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Dreaming Jeroen Speak
for piano
 
 
Falling Petals Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Fun Clusters Michelle Scullion
for piano
 
 
Ghosts Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
Hurunui Gorge Chris Adams
for solo piano
 
 
Jumping in July Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Lazy Cat Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
Leapfrog Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Lullaby Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Marchish Cheryl Camm
for piano
 
 
Merry-go-rounds Lachlan McKenzie
for piano
 
 
Moa and her Chick Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
My Cat is Dancing on the Piano Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
My Nightmare is a Train Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
My Shoes Go Walking in the Night Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
Odd Dodos Do Add Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Penguins Crying at Night under the House Gillian Bibby
for piano
 
 
Prelude: The Sun Has Risen Gillian Bibby
for solo piano from 'The Bad Bird Book'
 
 
Pukeko Gillian Whitehead
for piano
 
 
Quiet Lake Lachlan McKenzie
for piano
 
 
Rocking the Baby Clive Aucott
for piano
 
 
Russian Bells Gillian Bibby
for piano
 
 
Sad Song Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
sad song on a rainy day Gillian Whitehead
 
 
Sighing in September Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Simple Song Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Singers in the Islands Anthony Ritchie
for piano
 
 
Snake in the Grass Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
Spider Band Cheryl Camm
for piano - six hands, and two percussionists (optional)
 
 
Teahouse Treat Fritha Jameson
for piano
 
 
Teahouse Treat Fritha Jameson
for piano duet
 
 
The Friendly Imp Clive Aucott
for piano
 
 
The Giant Awakes! Ross Carey
for piano
 
 
The Microwave Won't Stop Beeping... Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
There is a Tui in my Garden Craig Utting
for piano
 
 
Three Mice Go Looking for Hot Cross Buns Gillian Bibby
for piano
 
 
Tui John Elmsly
for piano
 
 
Tui in the Flax Bush Gillian Bibby
for solo piano from 'The Bad Bird Book'
 
 
Whale Song Kit Powell
for piano
 
 
what's the taniwha's story? Gillian Whitehead
for piano

Featuring

Publisher Note:Wellington Piano and Instrumental Group, edited by Gillian Bibby
ISMN:M-9013209-1-8
Publication Year:2008
Funded byCreative New Zealand The Lilburn Trust
Collation:62pp: x, 52p.

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