Miriam Bligh

I’m a young Brisbane based composer who likes writing music that is simple and nostalgic using sounds such as piano, music boxes and toy instruments.

Please contact me if you’d like to use my music for a project.

m: 0405 474 699
Info@MiriamBligh.com.au

Compositions

Ladybird

Toy Piano - Miriam Bligh. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. This is a new piece that was written for the tea party.

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Change Ringing

Music Box Quartet - Miriam Bligh, Stephen Dyer, Ashley Kontis & Garry Smith. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. This piece is based on the change ringing pattern "The Plain Bob Minor".

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September Waltz

Piano - Miriam Bligh. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. The first in a trio of waltzes I wrote for my Grandmother. September is the month in which she was born.

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Margate Waltz

Piano - Miriam Bligh. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. The second in a trio of waltzes I wrote for my Grandmother. This piece is about the happy time Gran spent at Margate where her grandmother had a holiday house. The structure of the piece is based on the movement of the tide.

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Missus Waltz

Piano - Miriam Bligh. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. The third in a trio of waltzes I wrote for my Grandmother. This piece is about the close relationship she had with her father - Missus was his nickname for her.

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Bubbles

Music Box Quartet - Miriam Bligh, Stephen Dyer, Ashley Kontis & Garry Smith. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. In this piece I attempted a more structured approach to writing for music boxes.

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Autumn Afternoon

Piano - Miriam Bligh. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. This is another new piece written for the tea party.

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Shapes

Music Box Quartet - Miriam Bligh, Stephen Dyer, Ashley Kontis & Garry Smith. Recorded & produced by Garry Smith. In this piece I used the sonic profiles of shapes (circles, triangles, squares and rectangles) to produce different melodies and sounds on the music boxes.

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News

March 15, 2011

Very excited about a friend’s wedding on the weekend. I have composed her bridal waltz. I hope it goes well!

May 13, 2010

The Religion of Fashion Tea Party – May 15: An afternoon of tea drinking, cupcake eating and soaking up all the fabulous fashion. Teatime tunes provided by… me!