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Baroquerie (2002)

for baroque violin and harpsichord duration: 16 minutes (3 movements)

coming soon: a version for violin and piano

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One observation on music of the Baroque period, particularly that of the Italian style, is that much of it is concerned with a kind of “happy virtuosity”. Works such as Vivaldi concertos or fast movements of Handel oratorios [...]

Always on Time (2001)

for violin and cello

duration: 2 minutes

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Commissioned by Musica Viva Australia on behalf of Sun Microsystems (Aust.)

Always on Time was written in early 2001 as a tribute piece to Russell Bate, the retiring managing director of Sun Microsystems in Australia. A group of five composers was approached to each write a short piece (1-2 [...]