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He writes, “[Ursula] Le Guin [translator of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching] says "most scholars thin... 1 film/audio Work Felix the Cat: The Magic Bag2008 Yvette Audain for wind quintet This work was written to accompany a short visual clip from the original cartoon of the same name. 3 buy/borrow 3 scores Work frames2017 Josiah Carr for alto saxophone and orchestra frames is a set of shorter ideas; each unique in character and in energy. noun. a rigid structure that surrounds something such as a picture, door,... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work The Celestials2005 Alison Isadora The Celestials was Alison Isadora's first musical response to the Wild Creations residency programme after heading back to Amsterdam. The composer spent No... 1 buy/borrow Work Something Told the Wild Geese2011 David Hamilton for SATB choir and piano This short poem tells of the geese that, in spite of still seeing the golden fields of summer, can feel the urge to begin their winter migration. Something t... 1 buy/borrow 1 score 1 sample Work Bitter Calm1993 Christopher Blake opera in two acts for soloists, chorus and orchestra Bitter Calm is a full length opera for five principals, chorus and orchestra in two acts. It is based on an incident at Motuarohia Island in the Bay of Is... 2 film/audio 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample 1 resource Work Goldfish2019 David Hamilton for SA choir and piano Jon Gadsby was born in Derbyshire, England, and went to school in Invercargill when his family moved to New Zealand. He studied law at the University of Otag... 1 buy/borrow 1 score 1 sample Work Rondo for Trombone and Orchestra1984 Gary Daverne for full orchestra The Auckland Symphony Orchestra commissioned this work in 1983 for John Russell, principal trombonist with the orchestra. It was premiered that year and ha... 4 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Nicklettes1996 Matthew de Lacey Davidson for piano At the turn of the 20th century, "nicklettes" were short films that you could see, of course, for a nickel (5 cents). They would usually only be a few second... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Nicklettes1997 Matthew de Lacey Davidson for orchestra At the turn of the 20th century, "nicklettes" were short films that you could see, of course, for a nickel (5 cents). They would usually only be a few second... 3 buy/borrow 4 scores 1 sample 3 resources Work Bow Falls2003 Annea Lockwood music for video by Paul Ryan This interpretation of Bow Falls is a collaboration in accord with the Earthscore Notational System. This notation assumes that there are patterns in water... 1 buy/borrow 1 sample Work Death Wish2017 Gemma Peacocke for mallet percussion quartet I wrote Death Wish after watching a short film featuring New Zealand survivors of sexual assault. One of the survivors, Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan, spoke abou... 2 film/audio 1 buy/borrow 1 score 1 sample Work Songs for Salome1975 Diana Blom for mezzo-soprano and piano Robyn Ravlich is a poet and executive producer of the Radiophonic Unit of ABC Radio National in Australia. The three poems are from ‘Songs for Salome’, publ... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Hüzün Nar: The Gorgon Cycles2017 Tessa Brinckman for alto flute and fixed audio The words “hüzün” and “nar” in the title – which mean “melancholy” and “fire” in Turkish and Arabic respectively – are a nod to Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk ... Work ICON Marcus Jackson for trombone and projected film ICON presents a making ready––or making real––of the trombonist and trombone. The idea of performance practice brings with it an anticipation that arises f... 1 film/audio Work We Long For An Adventure2022 Sai Natarajan for orchestra As a child, I enjoyed a variety of different books and films while growing up, and in addition to deeply immersing myself within those stories, I would often... 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Mortalitatis2012 Mark Smythe for SSSSAAA choir and piano This piece started out as a sketch in December 2012, inspired by the script for "Charlie's Farm" which was still a year away from shooting. The text is drawn... 1 film/audio Work Mouth Piece2008 John Coulter for voice, electronics and film Mouth Piece makes use of an electronic headset that transforms ordinary speech into musical tones. The device works by repeatedly recording and playing bac... 2 film/audio 1 resource Work He Iwi Tahi Tātou2018 Gareth Farr for orchestra He Iwi Tahi Tātou is the composer’s “reaction...to the vibrant culture that we live in – the good and bad, the ups and downs. It’s about the unique cultura... 1 film/audio Work Three Poems from the Bulin File1990 Juliet Palmer for clarinet, tape, video and slides Gu Cheng, the exiled Chinese poet whose poetry and person form the basis of 3 Poems, lived on a small island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. The video images a... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 2 samples Work Aquamarine2000 Juliet Palmer for piano The tension between the piano's percussive mechanism and the fluidity of water has borne fruit in countless works for piano: from Ravel's Ondine and Chopin... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work We Yearn to Tell Stories2021 Sai Natarajan for orchestra Inspired in part by legendary film soundtracks such as Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings, John Powell's How to Train Your Dragon and Joe Hisaishi's Studio Ghi... 1 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Matter2013 Samuel Holloway for piano quartet During my research for this work, I was struck by the extremities of the scale of the phenomena considered by physics, from elementary particles to universes... 2 film/audio Work Spencer Street Station2007 James Dunlop for vocals, piano, suling and percussion Spencer Street Station is collaboration between the poet Spencer Jeffery and composer James Dunlop. It combines spoken word with music and sound scape art... 1 buy/borrow 1 sample Work Sirvirus1978 Kass Finlay McAuliffe for piano In early 1972 when I was a student teacher at Christchurch Teachers College I had a cold mid-year and subsequently invented Sir[-]virus, an invisible leprec... 2 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Youth of Auckland1986 Gary Daverne a concert overture for orchestra The two main themes of Youth of Auckland were originally written by the composer as sound tracks for television commercials, and reworked and developed for... 2 film/audio 5 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample 1 resource Work Rimmer in Space Glenda Keam for violin Rimmer in Space was constructed by Glenda Keam in honour of John Rimmer’s 80th birthday in 2019. Consisting largely of adapted pieces of Rimmer’s own _The ... 2 film/audio Work An Axe for the Frozen Sea2020 Karlo Margetić for orchestra There were three distinct images in my mind while writing ‘An Axe for the Frozen Sea’: small unspecified creatures, trapped, moving under an opaque film; C... 1 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Three Pieces Op. 118a2005 Anthony Ritchie for viola and guitar Three Pieces was commissioned by Donald Maurice and Matthew Marshall for their tour of Europe in 2005. They are re-arrangements of songs from the cycle Five ... 1 buy/borrow Work Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree1989 Michelle Scullion music for film On the Samoan island of Sapepe, the rebellious, pranksterish young Pepe (Faifua Amiga) rejects his imported Christianity and declares himself a descendant of... 1 film/audio 1 buy/borrow Work The Perfect Match2006 Anthony Young a miniature opera for tenor and baritone (and sock puppets) Two single socks find their perfect match after a long time alone. Please note: This is a Grand Right Work. License to perform must be sought from... 1 film/audio 4 buy/borrow 4 scores 2 samples Work Fragments of Noir2015 Robbie Ellis for string quartet Alongside composing, I create improv theatre as a music director. At the beginning of 2015 I moved from Auckland to Chicago for greater opportunities in this... 4 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Feral2009 Robbie Ellis for orchestra Feral is the story of a creature that lives somewhere humans seldom go. His environment is dank and dark. Sunlight seldom penetrates the tree canopy – day ... 2 film/audio 4 buy/borrow 3 scores 2 samples Work Moto Mojo2012 Mark Smythe for solo pedal harp with delay pedal Click here to buy the PDF score on Bandcamp. 'Moto’ is the common musical term for movement and ‘Mojo’, while originally a magical charm bag used in hoo... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample 2 resources Work Mountain Climber2022 Te KuraHuia Te Reo Māori, English, Spoken Word This is my first ever spoken word piece that I will be contributing to the "E Tū Whānau" Spoken Word Competition. All photos and videos with names are cre... 1 film/audio Work Piagne e Sospira2015 Mark Smythe for SSATB choir and electric guitar Discount available for bulk orders. Please contact info@sounz.org.nz. This piece was funded and written in a very short time frame, so that it could b... 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra2006 Michael Vinten for alto saxophone and orchestra The Concerto was written in January 2006 as fulfilment of a long standing promise to write a piece for saxophonist Simon Brew. What began, in concept, as a... 2 buy/borrow 3 scores 3 resources Work He Iti2018 Kaaterama Te Reo Māori, RnB/Pop The videoe is filmed in the beautiful country of Taiwan. Kaaterama made the video when she was on an indigenous exchange experience at the age of 18 yea... 1 film/audio Work Songs About Humans2002 Samuel Gray for chamber ensemble Recorded in Oslo, Norway and mastered in Vienna, Austria, the album Songs About Humans is like the poetic soundtrack underscoring an imaginary film about the... 1 film/audio 1 buy/borrow Work Zha Xi De Lei - String Quartet2000 Nalin Shen for string quartet In 1989, I joined a French film crew, with members from French, German, UK, and China. We were in Tibet for three months, and attended three week-long festiv... 1 buy/borrow 1 score Work Three Windows in the Weather2008 Gillian Whitehead for reciter, piano and bassoon Three Windows in the Weather was written after a six-day visit to Dusky and Doubtful Sounds in Fiordland in October 2007. Ten artists (poets, visual artist... 1 film/audio 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Loop Zones #12019 Marc Chesterman I've always been a guitar noodler and haven't progressed past this skill level but find it a satisfying pass time. Having spent a lot of time in front of a c... 4 film/audio Work Theia - Te Kaiwhakaora O Te Ao 2020 THEIA Reo 60s pop 1 film/audio Work Melodies for Orchestra1983 Jack Body for orchestra This work reflects my developing interest in the incredible diversity of melodic forms and styles as found outside the traditions of Western art music. The b... 3 film/audio 6 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Sakura Trees2008 Alex Campbell-Hunt for orchestra Sakura Trees was written for a 2nd year composition assignment at Otago University, where the task was to write an orchestral piece on the subject of 'Images... 1 film/audio 2 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample Work Walking Bach2010 Yvette Audain for plectrum orchestra with optional flute and accordion J.S. Bach is sitting on your shoulder. He’s been there for a fair while now. And he makes no apologies for his boofy wig, facial powder that quite possibly e... 3 buy/borrow 3 scores 1 sample Work Three Rags2011 David Hamilton for two pianos - eight hands Ragtime, with its syncopations, has always been a popular form of early jazz. The music of Scott Joplin is particularly well-known especially after his piece... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 4 samples Work Night Alley2008 Gao Ping for piano Night Alley was commissioned by the 4th China International Piano Competition (2007) as the compulsory work. Sometimes, I hear familiar music unexpectedly... 3 buy/borrow 2 scores 1 sample « First ‹ Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Last » × Borrow/Hire: To borrow items or hire parts please email SOUNZ directly at info@sounz.org.nz.