CLIFFORD CRAWLEY

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Clifford Crawley (1929 – 2016); his composition teachers included Arthur Hutchings, Lennox Berkeley and Humphrey Searle. Having taught in schools and colleges of education in England from 1952, Crawley moved to Canada in 1973 to become a professor of composition and music education at Queen’s University. In Canada, Crawley was also active as sometime conductor of the Kingston Youth Orchestra, the Queen’s University Orchestra and Choral Ensemble, and the Eastern Ontario Concert Orchestra; festival adjudicator; examiner (RCMT); and participant in the “Creative Artist in the Classroom” and “Composer in the Classroom” programs of the OAC and Canadian Music Centre respectively. In addition, he worked as a music consultant in Honduras and Malaysia. Crawley displayed a special skill in writing for children and amateur musicians and composed a large amount of vocal music for school use, ranging from simple songs to the musical Porky, Snorky and Corky (1983). Some 50 of these school music pieces have been published and Cypress sells most of them! – browse here.

Creatures Great and Small (Gremlins, Unicorns, Dragons)

by Clifford Crowley

LMS 145 – the complete trilogy – duration 4:55

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Humpy, the Camel

by Clifford Crowley

LMS 325 – UNISON with piano – duration 2:35

I am part of caravan

Much more use than truck or van

I am sure the I was planned

‘Specially for the desert sand.

Though I don’t eat a lot of food,

At certain times, when in the mood

And I feel hungry, I’ll take a snack

From the two humps upon my back.

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Mrs. Dinosaur

by Clifford Crowley

LMS 856 – SOLO or UNISON with piano – duration 2:00

Yes, Mrs. Dinosaur was a mighty lady

Mister Dinosaur was very big too

It’s good that her family became extinct

Long before the time of me and you!

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Once Upon a Christmas Time (four songs)

by Clifford Crawley

LMS 593 – Unison with piano -Once Upon a Christmas Time (four songs)

Santa had a reindeer, everybody know

And you could always tell him by his very shiny nose

(etc.)

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Penguin Dance, the

by Clifford Crawley

LMS 610 – Unison with piano – Penguin Dance

We wear tuxedos, black and white

For all occasions we’re dressed just right

We always look so and neat and rim

We even wear them when we swim

Although we’re birds, we cannot fly

We have two wings I don’t know why

We don’t have much to do but fish

But that’s all right – they’re our favorite dish

For we are happy, quite content

On our cold and icy continent

But if we’re bored by any chance

Then we just dance the penguin dance

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Trick or Treat - (3 Halloween songs for kids)

by Clifford Crawley

LMS 816 – Unison with piano – Three movements in Unison

Trick or treat, trick or treat, trick or treat

As we go down the street

We ask for little favours

From all our friends and neighbours

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Trolls

by Clifford Crawley

LMS 820 – Unison with piano

Very high up in the mountains
In a dark and echo-ey cave
Live a family of giant trolls;
Be very careful for they behave
In a most peculiar manner

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WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

by Clifford Crawley

LMS 876 – Unison with piano – duration 1:25

We can make a difference to this world we know and love
And keep it clean and wholesome, so that stars that shine above
Can look down on this green world and see it shining bright
And say to one another, “Everything’s alright.”

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CLIFFORD CRAWLEY

Creatures Great and Small (Gremlins, Unicorns, Dragons)

Humpy, the Camel

Mrs. Dinosaur

Once Upon a Christmas Time (four songs)

Penguin Dance, the

Trick or Treat - (3 Halloween songs for kids)

Trolls

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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