Upon entering a painting was written in 2008/09 and it was commissioned with f...(+)
Upon entering a painting was written in 2008/09 and it was commissioned with funding from the Britten-Pears Foundation and the RVW Trust by Piano 4 Hands (Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa) to whom it is dedicated. The inspiration of the piece was the kind of painting which as you gaze at it seems to draw the onlooker into the frame indeed into the very paint itself. The specific trigger for the idea of the piece was the Rothko Exhibition at Tate Modern in 2008 Rothko has long been a favourite painter of mine even though his creative world is very different from my own. However there were one or two paintings in the exhibition in which I felt strongly this sense of beingdrawn into the inner life of the painting especially when I was able to incur the wrath of the curators and step close to the paintings and examine the surface in detail. The opening and closing sections of the piece with their gradual thickening of the harmonies and (at the end) equally gradual thinning reflect this sense of stepping forward into and backward out of the works. The inner life of the faster sections while apparently very un-Rothko-like reflects the extraordinary teeming inner life of the brush-strokes.
Alec Rowley (1892-1958) was an English composer organist and teacher. As well a...(+)
Alec Rowley (1892-1958) was an English composer organist and teacher. As well as his frequent Piano recitals and broadcasts he gained renown through his large-scale works performed at the Promenade Concerts but most of his compositions are miniatures and small-scale works appropriate for amateur forces. Having studied at the Royal Academy of Music he later taught at Trinity College London for nearly forty years. Badinage is a work for Piano Duet. It takes its name from a French word meaning a humourous or jovial conversation. Rowley often performed duets with Edgar Moy and published severalvolumes in this genre.
Danse Negre is a lively little piece with a performance time of approximately 2 ...(+)
Danse Negre is a lively little piece with a performance time of approximately 2 minutes. Composed in 1908 it was originally scored for solo Piano but it has been arranged here for Piano Duet by Esther Fisher. It is the perfect piece for any pair of pianists looking for their first duet to perform.Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was a British composer pianist and poet. His most popular works which he is largely remembered by today were written in the years preceding the Second World War however he continued to compose prolifically in the face of indifference from the outside world right up until his death at the age of 91. His musicis predominantly in the Romantic style and serves as a tasteful reminder of a bygone age.
POD Piano Duet Accompaniment-The Holy Mountain is a work by composer John Joub...(+)
POD Piano Duet Accompaniment-The Holy Mountain is a work by composer John Joubert. This is the accompaniment to the SATB Chorus for one Piano four hands. A full performance lasts around 10 minutes.
An anthology of fourteen varied performance pieces for four hands at one Piano. ...(+)
An anthology of fourteen varied performance pieces for four hands at one Piano. Includes popular works as varied as Blue Danube Waltz Op.314 and Londonderry Air. An excellent repertoire resource.
Peter Dickinson (b. 1934) is a British composer pianist and academic. He studie...(+)
Peter Dickinson (b. 1934) is a British composer pianist and academic. He studied at Queen’s College Cambridge and the Juilliard School in New York and has since held professorships at Keele University and Goldsmiths’ College. His compositions are firmly in the 20th century idiom drawing heavily on influences from Cage Ives and Satie.Five Forgeries is a collection of Piano duets written in 1963. Each duet is written in the style of a different composer with movements inspired by Poulenc Hindemith Stravinsky Delius and Bartok. The collection is dedicated to the great composer Lennox Berkeley(1903-1989) who was Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music for over 20 years and came to define the post-war generation of British composers.
The six Nursery Rhymes For Piano Duet were first published in 1935. Included are...(+)
The six Nursery Rhymes For Piano Duet were first published in 1935. Included are arrangements of popular songs such as Polly Put The Kettle On and Yankee Doodle. Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was a British composer pianist and poet. His most popular works which he is largely remembered by today were written in the years preceding the Second World War however he continued to compose prolifically in the face of indifference from the outside world right up until his death at the age of 91. His music is predominantly in the Romantic style and serves as a tasteful reminder of a bygone age.
The first performance of Two Scenes from Edward II arranged for piano-duet took ...(+)
The first performance of Two Scenes from Edward II arranged for piano-duet took place on 19th March 2013 at Bishopsgate Hall London for the City Music Society played by Joe Tong and Waka Hasegawa.
Piano duet score. 1st performance Ellesmere College January 1986 by Richard Mar...(+)
Piano duet score. 1st performance Ellesmere College January 1986 by Richard Markham and David Nettle. Duration c.24 minutes. The work is in three movements and the musical thought is symphonic. The first movement (based entirely on the opening motive) goes through a series of paragraphs which eventually culminate in an extended melodic line played entirely by the treble player. The middle movement is a playful Scherzo with a rather sardonic waltz for its Trio. The slow movement (which comes last) is much more relaxed and concentrates on a D major motive with sharpened fourths but the more intense moods of the first movement return in a suddenly impassioned middle section.