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Perahia on Beethoven
Murray Perahia initially found Beethoven hard to understand: “I was always working on Beethoven, but I couldn’t feel close to …
Saint-Saëns on composing
“I produce music as an apple tree produces apples.” — Camille Saint-Saëns Musical Heritage Review. Musical Heritage Society, volume 1, …
The art of listening
“It’s a challenge, for me at least, to do nothing but listen. You need to set aside time for it. …
Determination not to be hurried
“Nothing can be more useful to a man than the determination not to be hurried.” – Henry David Thoreau
About the transcriber
1 1 MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION Greg Smith is a freelance Australian composer and pianist. Greg completed his Bachelor of Music with …
Sibelius’ punch recipe
“Punch recipe (for Satu’s christening party) 1 l water + sugar + jam + brandy or spirit. Add 2 bottles …
Recollections from Gallipoli
Title: Recollections from Gallipoli Text: Ellis Salis Music: Greg Smith Instrumentation: Tenor and piano Product medium: PDF score Sample:
The effect of audience reception on Stravinsky’s compositional process
Stravinksy on the public not particularly liking his music: Their attitude certainly cannot make me deviate from my path. I …
Out of practice
“All I have left is a long nose and a fourth finger out of practice.” Chopin, in Scotland, unable to …
A practice regime
After a year’s sabbatical in 1953, the pianist Horowitz found a routine and rebuilt his technique: I realized I had …
Adequate musicians
How do you rate your music? We’re not good musicians. Just adequate. Then why are you so popular? Maybe people …
A lock of Beethoven’s hair
Once a devoted admirer, wife of a Vienna pianist, longed for a lock of the composer’s outrageously unkempt hair, and …
Mozart the philosopher
On February 19 1786 Mozart attended a masked ball disguised as an Indian philosopher. He distributed pamplets with riddles. One …
Dostoyevsky on beauty
“Beauty will save the world.” – The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A young Josef Hoffmann
The Polish pianist, Josef Hoffmann may have been a child prodigy. Upon hearing him play, Anton Rubinstein, who typically disliked …

Air I

Air II

Air III

Air IV

Barcarolle

Beauty Around Us

Blue Flemingo

Bright Sunny Day

Feeling Fine

Lullaby for Ben

Lullaby for Berkeley

Lullaby for Edward

Merlin the Wizard

Miniature I

Minuet I

Musing by Moonlight

Piper’s Tale

Reverie II

Skye Boat Song

Smooth Sailing

Tales from the Carreck of Fergus McGee

Tally Ho!

The King’s Entrance

The Ruffled Knights

Through a Looking Glass

By Greg