CHORAL MUSIC BY CALVIN BOWMAN CQ2328 The Murraguldrie Pastorales, unison choir with piano, 5 pp., $1.35 View Sample Two poems by Australian poet Bernard Smith, set for children's choir (or solo voice). Difficulty level 2-3. Duration ca. 4:00. Pastorale I - Audio file [1:50] Pastorale II - Audio file [1:59] [.wma audio files from a live performance by the Eltham East P.S. Choir directed by Anne Williams. Calvin Bowman, piano.] CQ2329 Seven Songs from 'A Child's Garden of Verses', 2-pt choir (some divisi) and piano, 17 pp., $2.25 View Sample For treble choir, these appealingly whimsical settings (some very brief) of selected poems from the famous collection by Robert Louis Stevenson feature some reasonably challenging piano accompaniment, along with tuneful choral parts. Mostly unison singing. Duration about 9 minutes. (Separate choral score available, see CQ2329A). 1. The Swing - Audio file [1:26] 2. Where Go the Boats? 3. Fairy Bread 4. Time to Rise - Audio file [0:38] 5. Happy Thought 6. Escape at Bedtime - Audio file [2:55] 7. Marching Song - Audio file [0:59] [.wma audio files from a live performance by the Elm City Girls Choir, directed by Marguerite Brooks. Calvin Bowman, piano. Note: published versions of #1 and #6 are in lower keys than the audio file recordings.] CQ2329A Seven Songs from 'A Child's Garden of Verses', 6 pp., $1.35 Choral score (voice parts only) for CQ2329. CQ2414 Three Fantastic Songs, for tenor (or soprano) solo and piano, 7 pp., $1.75 Elegant settings of three lyrics by the distinguished Australian poet Hugh McCrae: "I Blow My Pipes", "In an Old Forest", and "Haffiz Khan." Read text. | See sample pages. CQ2415 Three Poems by Oliver St. John Gogarty, for tenor (or soprano) solo and piano, 6 pp., $1.75 Beautiful settings of "Fresh Fields", "Non Dolet", and "Death may be very gentle", which set lyrics by the famous Irish poet. Listen to a recording made for Australian Broadcasting Company's Classic FM by Henry Choo (tenor) with the composer at the piano. Read text. | See sample pages. RETURN TO STUDIO ENTRANCE (MAIN PAGE) LEAVE STUDIO AND GO TO STORE SEND E-MAIL WHAT'S NEW?
