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Water Creatures
Reference: OMP221
Brand: Orpheus MusicWater Creatures
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Cauldron
Reference: OMP215
Brand: Orpheus MusicCauldron
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Tango Vicuna & La Cumparsita
Reference: OMP229
Brand: Orpheus MusicTango Vicuna & La Cumparsita
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass/Sopranino
Period/genre: Folk/Trad
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass/Sopranino
Period/genre: Folk/Trad
Grade: Moderate
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Water Ballets
Reference: OMP266
Brand: Orpheus MusicWater Ballets
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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In the Temple
Reference: OMP219
Brand: Orpheus MusicIn the Temple
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Lift-off
Reference: OMP211
Brand: Orpheus MusicLift-off
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Cinderella
Reference: OMP203
Brand: Orpheus MusicCinderella
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Piglets at the Trough
Reference: OMP194
Brand: Orpheus MusicPiglets at the Trough
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Hymns and Hearses
Reference: OMP172
Brand: Orpheus MusicHymns and Hearses
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Vampires
Reference: OMP131
Brand: Orpheus MusicVampires
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Avarice
Reference: OMP130
Brand: Orpheus MusicAvarice
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Ruins
Reference: OMP129
Brand: Orpheus MusicRuins
Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Eccles - Lance
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate
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Music for Sunrise
Reference: OMP115
Brand: Orpheus MusicMusic for Sunrise
Composer: Butterley - Nigel
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor + Flute with 7 Percussion
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Composer: Butterley - Nigel
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor + Flute with 7 Percussion
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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A Fox Dance in the Mulberry
Reference: OMP036
Brand: Orpheus MusicA Fox Dance in the Mulberry
Composer: Thorn/Clarke
Instrumentation: 2 Trebles - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate - Difficult
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Composer: Thorn/Clarke
Instrumentation: 2 Trebles - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: Australian Contemporary
Grade: Moderate - Difficult
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Ricercar I
Reference: P420
Brand: Peacock PressRicercar I
Composer: Sansom - Roy
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: 20th Century
Grade: Difficult
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- $19.95
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Composer: Sansom - Roy
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/genre: 20th Century
Grade: Difficult
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Steps by Staeps
Reference: D04373
Brand: DoblingerSteps by Staeps
Composer: Staeps - Hans Ulrich
Instrumentation: Various Recorders
Period/genre: 20th Century
Grade: Easy - Moderate
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Composer: Staeps - Hans Ulrich
Instrumentation: Various Recorders
Period/genre: 20th Century
Grade: Easy - Moderate
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J'ay pris amours (5 settings)
Reference: EML330
Brand: London Pro MusicaJ'ay pris amours (5 settings)
Composer: Various
Instrumentation: Treble - 2 Tenors - Bass
Period/genre: Renaissance
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Composer: Various
Instrumentation: Treble - 2 Tenors - Bass
Period/genre: Renaissance
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Concerto No 5 in C Major
Reference: N3956
Brand: NoetzelConcerto No 5 in C Major
Composer: Boismortier - Joseph Bodin de
Arranger: Ulrich Herrmann
Instrumentation: Treble + Continuo
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Moderate - Difficult
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Composer: Boismortier - Joseph Bodin de
Arranger: Ulrich Herrmann
Instrumentation: Treble + Continuo
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Moderate - Difficult
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Siringa
Reference: NE34001
Brand: MusikeditionSiringa
Composer: Schrödl - Karlheinz
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/Genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Composer: Schrödl - Karlheinz
Instrumentation: Descant - Treble - Tenor - Bass
Period/Genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Rompeltier: the evolution of a 15th century German song
Reference: PTYW24-28
Brand: Peacock PressRompeltier: the evolution of a 15th century German song
Composer: Various
Arranger: James Merryweather
Instrumentation: 3 - 5 Recorders
Period/genre: Medieval
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Various
Arranger: James Merryweather
Instrumentation: 3 - 5 Recorders
Period/genre: Medieval
Grade: Moderate
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Magic Square
Reference: MVB015
Brand: BornmannMagic Square
Composer: Bornmann - Johannes
Instrumentation: Descant/Treble/Tenor/Bass - various combinations
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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- $29.93
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Composer: Bornmann - Johannes
Instrumentation: Descant/Treble/Tenor/Bass - various combinations
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Grave aus Stabat Mater
Reference: FEM246
Brand: Edition WalhallGrave aus Stabat Mater
Composer: Pergolesi - Giovanni
Arranger: Adrian Wehlte
Instrumentation: 3 Trebles - Bass
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Moderate
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Composer: Pergolesi - Giovanni
Arranger: Adrian Wehlte
Instrumentation: 3 Trebles - Bass
Period/genre: Baroque
Grade: Moderate
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Fantasia (1978)
Reference: 2078PJT
Brand: AccortFantasia (1978)
Composer: Wilkens - Eckart
Arranger: Klaus Luchtefeld
Instrumentation: Descant - 2 Trebles - Tenor
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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Composer: Wilkens - Eckart
Arranger: Klaus Luchtefeld
Instrumentation: Descant - 2 Trebles - Tenor
Period/genre: Contemporary
Grade: Difficult
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O virgo benedicta
Reference: EML288
Brand: London Pro MusicaO virgo benedicta
Composer: Silva - Andreas de
Instrumentation: 3 Trebles - Bass (or Treble - 3 Tenors)
Period/genre: Renaissance
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Composer: Silva - Andreas de
Instrumentation: 3 Trebles - Bass (or Treble - 3 Tenors)
Period/genre: Renaissance
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Recorder quartets sit at the centre of consort music. The familiar mix of soprano, alto, tenor and bass creates a clear four-part texture where each line carries equal responsibility. Melody passes between players, inner parts shape harmony, and the bass anchors the structure.
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