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Kookaburra's friends (solo piano)

by Miloslav Penicka (1990)

Kookaburra's friends

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Kookaburra's friends / Miloslav Penicka.

Library shelf no. 786.2/PEN 2 [Available for loan]

Work Overview

Our twins started piano at age six with a nearby composer, Ann Carr-Boyd. Three years later Sarah started her "Wildflower Suite" dedicated to Miloslav Penicka! It opened with "Mountain Devil" and concluded 2 bars later. This gave me the idea for Kookaburra's Friends.

Work Details

Year: 1990

Instrumentation: Piano.

Duration: 25 min.

Difficulty: Medium — AMEB Grades 2-6

Contents note: 1. Kookaburra's greeting -- 2. Goanna -- 3. Kangaroos -- 4. Lyrebird -- 5. Magpies -- 6. Wombat -- 7. Possum's polka -- 8. Wedge-tailed eagle -- 9. Turtles -- 10. Echidna -- 11. Fruit bats -- 12. Koala -- 13. Crow -- 14. Platypuses playing -- 15. Dingo -- 16. Noisy miners.

Dedication note: "To Sarah from Dad on 10th birthday (1990)"

First performance: by Sarah Penicka-Smith — 1992.

Tonal in style.

Performances of this work

10 Feb 98: 2MBS-FM, Sydney. Featuring Ross Hamilton.

1992: featuring Sarah Penicka-Smith.

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