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| '''Biography:''' | | '''Biography:''' |
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| Choral singer since 1964. Geophysicist since 1972; professor at UCLA since 1976. Composer of choral music since 2004. | | Choral singer since 1964. Geophysicist since 1972; professor at UCLA since 1976; emeritus since 2011. Composer of choral music since 2005. |
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| ==List of choral works== | | ==List of choral works== |
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| *''[[A little flock from Iceland (Peter Bird)|A little flock from Iceland]]''{{LLink|Bird-ali.pdf|Bird-ali.mid|Bird-ali.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *''[[An anthem of Earth (Peter Bird)|An anthem of Earth]]''{{LLink|An_anthem_of_Earth.pdf|An_anthem_of_Earth.mid|An_anthem_of_Earth.sib|Sibelius 4}}
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| *[[Caedmon's Hymn (Peter Bird)|''Caedmon's Hymn'']]{{LLink|Caedmons_Hymn.pdf|Caedmons_Hymn.mid|Caedmons_Hymn.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *[[Donne's Hymn (Peter Bird)|''Donne's Hymn'']]{{LLink|Donnes_Hymn.pdf|Donnes_Hymn.mid|Donnes_Hymn.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *[[Gloria in excelsis Deo (Peter Bird)|''Gloria in excelsis Deo'']]{{LLink|Gloria.pdf|Gloria.mid|Gloria-Bird.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *[[Into the Twilight (Peter Bird)|''Into the Twilight'']]{{LLink|Into_the_Twilight.pdf|Into_the_Twilight.mid|Into_the_Twilight.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *''[[John Muir suite (Peter Bird)|John Muir suite]]''{{LLink|John_Muir_suite.pdf|John_Muir_suite.mid|John_Muir_suite.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *''[[Mars: 1. Waiting for rain, Op. 15, No. 1 (Peter Bird)|Mars: 1. Waiting for rain, Op. 15, No. 1]]'' ( [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/1/1d/Bird-Mars1.pdf {{pdf}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/7/72/Bird-Mars1.mid {{mid}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/b/b6/Bird-Mars1.sib Sibelius 5] )
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| *''[[Mars: 2. Roving the wasteland, Op. 15, No. 2 (Peter Bird)|Mars: 2. Roving the wasteland, Op. 15, No. 2]]'' ( [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/3/3e/Bird-Mars2.pdf {{pdf}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/c/ca/Bird-Mars2.mid {{mid}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/e/ea/Bird-Mars2.sib Sibelius 5] )
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| *''[[Mars: 3. Spring upon the ice, Op. 15, No. 3 (Peter Bird)|Mars: 3. Spring upon the ice, Op. 15, No. 3]]'' ( [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/d/d6/Bird-Mars3.pdf {{pdf}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/3/3a/Bird-Mars3.mid {{mid}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/5/57/Bird-Mars3.sib Sibelius 5] )
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| *''[[Mars: 4. A small golden plaque, Op. 15, No. 4 (Peter Bird)|Mars: 4. A small golden plaque, Op. 15, No. 4]]'' ( [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/2/24/Bird-Mars4.pdf {{pdf}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/b/bb/Bird-Mars4.mid {{mid}}] [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/6/6d/Bird-Mars4.sib Sibelius 5] )
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| *''[[Mountain stars (Peter Bird)|Mountain stars]]''{{LLink|Mountain_stars.pdf|Mountain_stars.mid|Mountain_stars.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *''[[Mountain streams (Peter Bird)|Mountain streams]]''{{LLink|Mountain_streams.pdf|Mountain_streams.mid|Mountain_streams.sib|Sibelius 5}}
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| *[[Mary's hymn (Magnificat) (Peter Bird)|''Mary's hymn (Magnificat)'']]{{LLink|Marys_hymn_with_organ.pdf|Marys_hymn_with_organ.mid|Marys_hymn_with_organ.sib|Sibelius 4}}
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| *[[Simeon's hymn (Nunc dimittis) (Peter Bird)|''Simeon's hymn (Nunc dimittis)'']]{{LLink|Simeons_hymn_with_organ.pdf|Simeons_hymn_with_organ.mid|Simeons_hymn_with_organ.sib|Sibelius 4}}
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| *[[The lake isle of Innisfree (Peter Bird)|''The lake isle of Innisfree'']]{{LLink|Innisfree.pdf|Innisfree.mid|Innisfree.sib|Sibelius 4}}
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| *''[[Toro nagashi (Lantern-floating) (Peter Bird)|Toro nagashi (Lantern-floating)]]'' ( [{{filepath:Toro_nagashi.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Toro_nagashi.mid}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:Toro_nagashi.sib}} Sibelius 5] )
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| *''[[Northwest windsong (Peter Bird)|Northwest windsong]]'' ( [{{filepath:Bird-nor.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Bird-nor.mid}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:Bird-nor.sib}} Sibelius 5] )
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *http://peterbird.name/choral/ has MP3 files for these pieces, 2 additional choral works, and a chart of the history of choral music. | | *http://peterbird.name/choral/ has MP3 files for these pieces, 2 additional choral works, and a chart of the history of choral music. |
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Peter}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Peter}} |
| [[Category:CPDL Editors]]
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| [[Category:1951 births]] | | [[Category:1951 births]] |
| [[Category:Composers]] | | [[Category:Composers]] |
| [[Category:Modern composers]] | | [[Category:Modern composers]] |
| [[Category:U.S. American composers]] | | [[Category:U.S. American composers]] |
| [[Category:CPDL Editors]]
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