Miriam Hyde
Miriam Hyde (1913–2005) was an Australian composer, pianist and teacher whose lyrical, post-romantic voice is especially known through her piano music and works for students.
Born in Adelaide, she trained at the Elder Conservatorium and won an overseas scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London (1932–1935), where she studied composition and piano and performed her own concertos.
Back in Australia she worked for decades as a composer, recitalist, examiner and lecturer, contributing extensively to the Australian Music Examinations Board. Her catalogue includes orchestral works, chamber music, songs and many piano solos, among them the well-known Valley of Rocks. Recordings preserve her flute and clarinet sonatas, harp piece Sunlit Waterfall, and shorter character works written with young players in mind.
She was appointed OBE in 1981 and AO in 1991.
Compositions by Miriam Hyde appear on
Flute Perspectives, Vol. 3
The third release in Derek Jones’s series, Flute Perspectives 3 continues to convey the synergy of Australia’s varied classical flute repertoire, with newly commissioned works, some recorded here for the first time.
Homegrown
Themes of nature, motherhood, and a profound spiritual connection to place pervade Homegrown — art song by Australian women composers, performed by soprano Rebecca Cassidy and pianist Alex Raineri.
Fable
This solo harp collection spans sixty-six years of original Australian composition. Jacinta Dennett performs works by Australian women composers, showing the instrument’s distinctive colour, range and expressive force.
Unearthly Music: Music by Australian Women Composers
A tribute to twentieth-century Australian women composers, this flute and piano recital gathers lesser-known chamber works in the hope that listeners, performers and programmers will bring the music to a wider audience.
Repose
Beautiful lullabies and cradle songs by Australian composers from 1890–1999. Soprano Linda Thompson and pianist Deviani Segal present world premiere recordings drawn from a century of Australian cradle song.
Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart gathers music for piano duet, two and three pianos from France and Australia. At its centre is the first Australian recording of Max Bruch’s Concerto for two pianos and orchestra.