Lambert, C Elegiac Blues For Piano

Constant Lambert was greatly influenced by the music of the great Duke Ellington and in particular by Florence Mills star of the interracial revue From Dover Street to Dixie and of her own all-black revue Blackbird. Upon heruntimely early death in 1927 Lambert was moved to write this Elegiac Blues For Piano in her memory.Constant Lambert composer and conductor was a child prodigy who began composing Orchestral works at a tender age and establishedhimself quickly as a major talent of British music just after the First World War. Over time he became involved in the world of ballet conducting at Sadler’s Wells becoming Music Director of the Vic-Wells Ballet and as apopular Orchestral conductor on BBC Third Programme.

A Century Of Piano Music contains pieces graded accordingly to difficulty, originally written variously for concert hall, class, festival or home: miniatures and more extended pieces that show off each composer at their best. Every major artistic movement can be discerned in this collection of easy and accessible piano works by some of the biggest names in British music of the twentieth century. As an aid to preparation and interpretation, there is a short explanatory paragraph on each piece. Generally, fingering has been added, though not in pieces where several alternatives would be viable. / Piano