A 'wallpaper gig'consists of a restaurant or
caféhiring a musician to add 'atmosphere' in
thebackground as their diners or customers enjoy their
refreshments. Musicians spend years preparing concert
pieces to amaze and move audiences, but are they always
appropriate in the relaxed setting of a café?
These ten pieces aim to give the performer repertoire
which they can use in these situations. Each piece is
written to convey emotion, but not disturb the diner.
Structurally, they consist of o...(+)
A 'wallpaper gig'consists of a restaurant or
caféhiring a musician to add 'atmosphere' in
thebackground as their diners or customers enjoy their
refreshments. Musicians spend years preparing concert
pieces to amaze and move audiences, but are they always
appropriate in the relaxed setting of a café?
These ten pieces aim to give the performer repertoire
which they can use in these situations. Each piece is
written to convey emotion, but not disturb the diner.
Structurally, they consist of one or two sections with
long harmonic progressions. This should allow the
player to repeat each section as many times as they
like
without the audience noticing or becoming bored. I have
included suggested structures in the scores, but these
are suggestions only. This is true of the tempo
markings as well. Feel free to slow the pieces down
when a calmer atmosphere is required and the opposite
when customers are a little livlier.
