SKU: AP.47084
ISBN 9781470640422. UPC: 038081540122. English.
This early intermediate duet is a study in both sound and choreography. In both parts, the left hand crosses over the right hand at different places in the piece. In the middle of the duet, the secondo plays a long scale-like line moving up the keyboard while changing places with the primo at the same time. This piece is sure to be a favorite with audiences and performers. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.
SKU: PR.110418470
ISBN 9781491137253. UPC: 680160688777.
Grief and gratitude for a departed friend mingle in this short yet impactful solo. Textures and harmonic turns are fresh and unexpected, though never jarring and always from the heart. Composed in remembrance of musicologist, record producer, and self-described “sound archaeologist†Allan Evans, CONSOLATION is a moving addition to recital repertoire as well as for use at memorial services.
SKU: HL.368695
ISBN 9781705141779. UPC: 840126969085. 9.0x12.0x0.289 inches.
This collection of 27 pieces, transcribed and edited by the Howells scholar Jonathan Clinch and published for the first time to coincide with Matthew Schellhorn's recording of the complete piano music by Howells for Naxos, reveals a previously neglected aspect of this celebrated English composer. The pieces chart the musical development of Howells, from his earliest known work “The Arab's Song,†written when he as 16, to the “Petrus Suite,†completed in his 80s, as well as demonstrating his fascination with French music (“Phantasy,†“Harlequin Dreamingâ€) and the Tudor period (“Pavane†and “Galliard.â€) The volume also includes the moving tribute to his friend and fellow composer Finzi. Comprising a wide array of pieces from characterful miniatures to more substantial suites, the collection will appeal to Howells devotees and lovers of 20th century English music, as well as to anyone seeking fresh and distinctive piano repertoire. Includes: The Arab's Song • To a Wild Flower • Romance • Melody • Legend • Summer Idyls: I. Meadow-Rest • II. Summer-Song • III. June-Haze • IV. Down the Hills • V. Quiet Woods • VI. Near Midnight • VII. In the Morning • Phantasy • Harlequin Dreaming • Minuet for Ursula • My Lord Harewood's Galliard • Finzi: His Rest • Siciliana • “Comme le cerf soupire...†• Pavane and Galliard • Petrus Suite: Finnicle's Scherzo • Gavotte • Vagrant Flute • Minuet • 'Sine Nomine' • Bassoonic's Dance • Odd's Minuet • Toccatina.
SKU: SU.95010680
Throughout our wonderful spectrum of sounds every instrument speaks in its own unique voice - in a special manner, with a special accent. Keyboard Cousins asks the developing pianist to adopt a few of these other voices using controlled varieties of touch. —Judith Lang Zaimont The Harpsichord A Harpsichord's sounds are short and a bit brittle. So use a detached touch, and no pedal. The Guitar A Guitar's tones linger, and the instrument responds to flexing tempos. Watch for the detached, moving inner line, shared from hand to hand, while the top and bottom anchor points sustain. And note the given direction for certain arpeggios, and where the tempo loosens (especially a long ending ritard). The Harp A Harp's exuberance flourishes across its wide range. Its arabesques build up resonance over time, so watch how the pedaling matches the phrasing. Though the meter twice switches from triple to duple, there are the same steady 2 beats in every bar.Keyboard Cousins is included in Piano Premieres, Volume 1 (Cat.# 96010590), New music for developing pianists. Piano Duration: ca. 5' Composed: 2020 Published by: Subito Music Publishing.
