Australian composer Alan Holley launched the Hammerings Records label in 2015. The inspiration for the label name came from his short series of solo works Hammerings, written between 1992 and 2001. To ‘hammer’ is the English translation of the Italian musical term ‘martellato’ that instructs musicians to accent a note with great strength.
Introducing our newest CD – Doppler’s Web
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- Doppler’s Web – Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra – Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conductor Simone Young, Trumpet – Paul Goodchild.
- Chamber Symphony – The Gallery Players, conductor Alan Holley
- A Line of Stars – Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conductor Hubert Soudant
- The Winged Viola – The Gallery Players, conductor Alan Holley
” Natural phenomena and sounds are the starting point for my trumpet concerto Doppler’s Web. The effect described by the 19th century Austrian physicist Christian Doppler has long intrigued me – the apparent change in pitch as a sound approaches you and travels away. Even though this ‘bending’ of pitch is easily noticed when a train or a vehicle with a siren approaches and then travels on it can also be perceived when a bird darts past you – the ‘whoosh’ sound seems higher in pitch for a second before dropping……..” Alan Holley
Doppler’s Web CD is available from us here at Hammerings Records: $28.50 posted anywhere in Australia – send us a message from the contact page we will be happy to post you one. Please enquire about international postage. Doppler’s Web and our other CDs Solos and Hammerings are also available from Kookaburra Music.
All the artwork in this CD is by Sydney artist Rod Holdaway
This CD is only possible due to the goodwill of Paul Goodchild, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Simone Young, Hubert Soudant, Esther van Stralen and The Gallery Players.
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Auric – Gregory van der Struik, trombone
Mariner Music – Richard Rourke, clarinet
Dome Music – Kees Boersma, double bass
Piano Sonata 2001 – Michele Bolla, piano
‘the birds will sing them off’ – Milos Bjelica, clarinet
Hammerings II – Ivan Kirn, oboe
Still Road – Hrvoje Pintarić, horn & Tamara Jurkić Sviben, piano
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King Street – James Nightingale, alto saxophone
take flight – Stan Kornel, violin & Christopher Pidcock, cello
Hammerings – Snježana Pavićević, flute
Hammerings II – Shefali Pryor, oboe
Hammerings III – James Nightingale, soprano saxophone
Water Pieces – Tamara Jurkić Sviben, piano
Concorno – Hrvoje Pintarić, horn
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Doppler’s Web – Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra with conductor Simone Young
Chamber Symphony – The Gallery Players with conductor Alan Holley
A Line of Stars – Sydney Symphony Orchestra with conductor Hubert Soudant
The Winged Viola – The Gallery Players with conductor Alan Holley
New Australian repertoire for trumpet/horn, trombone/euphonium and tuba for both performers and students.
My Songs and Studies (treble clef version, trom/eupho version and also tuba) looks great in the Kookaburra Music production by Christopher Perrin. This book has works for grades 1 to 8 and suits extra list for AMEB exams as well as the HSC/VCE music course with numerous works grade 5 to 8. AH
Available from us here at Hammerings via the contact page or go to Kookaburra website to buy directly online : Kookaburra Music
Solos, Hammerings and Doppler’s Web CDs are also available online from:
Alan Holley CDs by Hammerings Records