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Sampler

Excerpts from selected compositions in a range of moods and genres (this is what you hear if you tap or click the play button on the home page). (List of compositions on sampler.)

Lucid Dream

A lucid dream is one in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Dedicated to the memory of Michael Leunig, who wrote ‘nothing can be loved at speed’.

Life’s Golden Tree

‘My dear friend, all theory is grey – life’s golden tree alone is green’, said Goethe. A reflection of and on life in all its forms and varieties. More info in this blog.

Kin: Double Concerto for Cor Anglais, Bassoon and Orchestra

Celebrating the new year with the release of my new work for two (more or less) related soloists and orchestra. For more information and to hear more of the music, see this blog.

The Coffee Ground

Brief snippets from the 4 versions of this piece (4 bassoons, 4 clarinets, 4,8,12… cellos, cello ensemble) (More Info)

Climates of the Mind

This brief video is an introduction to the album Climates of the Mind. (More Info)

The Lay of the Last Survivor

(Janneke Ferwerda, soprano, Tijana Kozarcic, harp) A setting of the great lament from Beowulf, in the same style as Fame, Gold & Shadow (see below). (Lyrics) (More Info)

Vivace (‘Lively’) from Clarinet Concerto

The world music influences in my music are obvious here. (More Info) (Re the rhythms, see this blog.)

Nostalgia

‘… a longing for experiences, things, or acquaintanceships belonging to the past’ (More Info)

Echoes in the Memory

(The version for piano and orchestra; there is also a version for cello or bassoon and orchestra.)

Pobblebonk Dance for guitar

(More Info)

Of Beauty

The 3rd of 3 Songs of Joy and Sorrow.

Siciliano for harp

Played by Tijana Kozarcic.

Parables of Sunlight

Cloud shadows and bright sunlight drift across rolling green fields… (More Info)

Concerto for Harpsichord or Piano (played on piano)

Part of the mostly cheerful first movement, played on piano. (More Info) (Re the rhythms, see this blog.)

Concerto for Harpsichord or Piano (played on harpsichord)

The same excerpt from the first movement, played on harpsichord. (More Info) (Re the rhythms, see this blog.)

Musick, the Mosaique of the Air

A grand but quirky choral and orchestral piece. (Lyrics) (More Info)

Enthusiasm

‘Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm’ – attrib. Winston Churchill. (More Info) (Re the rhythms, see this blog.)

Prelude from Fame, Gold and Shadow

Music for Beowulf. The Prelude sets the scene. (More Info)

O Breath, O Fire

Words from medieval Europe, music with a traditional Chinese flavour… (Lyrics) (More Info)

Sylvan for orchestra (excerpt)

‘Sylvan: [n.] … a deity or spirit of the woods’ (OED). (There are also versions of Sylvan for 2 solo instruments – see below.) (More Info)

Reflecting

In a reflective frame of mind ideas arise, the imagination has freer rein, there is space for insights and inspirations… (More Info)

The River (opening section)

Music for choir and orchestra that begins in sombre mood and ends with exuberant nature imagery (this is the sombre part). (Lyrics) (More Info)

Winter Journey

A journey of the mind (the version for wind quintet; also a piano piece). (More Info)

The Lost Man

Song with words by Judith Wright: ‘To reach the pool you must go through the rain-forest – through the bewildering midsummer of darkness…’ (Lyrics) (More Info)

Then I Became (excerpt)

‘Then I became as a bird…’ (version for solo soprano, from 4′; there are also choral and instrumental versions). (Lyrics) (More Info)

Half-Heard (excerpts)

Song on a haunting poem about Tasmania by Christopher Koch. (Lyrics) (More Info)

In diebus illis from Revelations

Opening section of a large-scale work for choir and orchestra. (Lyrics) (More Info)

Et requiem non habebant from Revelations

‘… and they rest not, day or night’. More from the same choral/orchestral work. (Lyrics) (More Info)

Sylvan for 2 flutes (excerpt)

‘Sylvan: [n.] … a deity or spirit of the woods’ (OED). (There are also versions of Sylvan for 2 oboes, clarinets, recorders, violins, violas or cellos, and a longer version for full orchestra). (More Info)

The Flower Shall Flourish

Variations on an English folk song (version for 2 instruments; there is also a quintet version). (More Info)

Melancholy Waltz

A simple little old-fashioned piano piece. (More Info)

A Taoist Hymn

Do Taoists sing hymns? I don’t know, but if they did… (Lyrics) (More Info)

Daphne Restored (excerpts)

Song with clarinet and viola on an evocative poem by Gwen Harwood. (Lyrics) (More Info)

Miserere for choir (conclusion)

A cappella choral music. (Lyrics) (More Info)

Note:
These recordings have been made with realistic sampled and synthesized sounds. Most of this music has not yet been performed by actual musicians. Singers and musicians interested in becoming the first real performers are invited to CONTACT me. Neil Buckland

30 second sound samples of all my compositions and arrangements can be heard on the Compositions pages: from the Compositions menu (above), select a genre (Orchestral Music, Choral Music, etc.) and tap or click the play buttons next to the composition titles.

Many of my songs and pieces appear on YouTube, with attractive and/or interesting videos and imagery. They can all be found on my YouTube channel, or go directly to:

My music is also available for streaming or download from:

and on the following professionally manufactured CD albums:

(details of all CDs, with tracklists and timings)

To order CDs, CONTACT me.

Neil Buckland