Format : Sheet music
A selection of pieces and arrangements by Michael Nyman of his best-known film music. Including music from The Draughtsman's Contract Drowning By Numbers Carrington and The Piano.
SKU: HL.14023628
ISBN 9780711975729. 12.0x9.0x0.095 inches.
On The Fiddle consists of three pieces derived from scores to three Peter Greenaway films. The first piece Full Fathom Five, is a version of the Shakespeare song setting made for Prospero's Books (1990). The second Angelfish Decay, is an arrangement of an arrangement: the music for the speeded up time lapse decaying animal sequences in A Zed And Two Noughts (1985) was written for two violins and a harpsichord. This was subsequently 'reduced' to a violin solo for Zoo Caprices (1986). For On The Fiddle a piano part has been added. The final piece Miserere Paraphrase, was written for use in The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (1989), and is a transcription of Nyman's setting of the 'Miserere' text (Psalm 51) sung in the film by a boy soprano and mixed chorus. This version for cello and piano written in 1997. Duration c.15 mins.
SKU: HL.14023641
ISBN 9780711964082. 9.0x12.0x0.219 inches.
String Quartet No.4 was written for the Camilli Quartet who gave the first performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, April 1995. It is dedicated to the memory of Nyman's composition teacher, Alan Bush. This quartet is a narrative made up of a chain of twelve complete but often cross-related movements, each quite simple in design. For instance, the Scottish melody first heard in the second half of I is hinted at in the 2nd violin/viola in the second fast section of II and is directly quoted again during III and XII. The theme of the fast section of IV is taken up again in VIII; IX reverts to the mood of the opening of I, while the rising scale/syncopated themes of II, IX and the bass of X and XII are related. X also reintroduces the slow harmonics theme from VII. XII is (apparently) cast in the form of a baroque French rondeau. The main theme of VI was plucked out of the Quartet and used in my score for Christopher Hampton's film Carrington. Duration 40 minutes. A set of parts is available for sale.
SKU: HL.14023648
ISBN 9780711968172.
Composed for Yorkshire TV's series 'Titch', arranged for Voice and Piano. Text by Pat Hutchins.
SKU: HL.14020013
UPC: 884088650094. 9.0x11.75x0.536 inches.
Concerto, for piano and small orchestra, based entirely on material selected from the soundtrack for the film The Piano. Commissioned by the Festival de Lille, it was composed in spring 1993 and first performed by Kathryn Stott with the Orchestre National de Lille under Jean-Claude Casadesus on 26th September 1993.
SKU: HL.14023674
ISBN 9780711932807. 9.0x12.0x0.082 inches.
A transcription of a work for small orchestra (the score for Peter Greenaway's film A Zed & Two Noughts) scored for solo violin. Composed and first performed in Paris in 1986. Edited by Alexander Balanescu.
SKU: HL.14041361
UPC: 884088590963. 8.5x11.75 inches.
5 movements derived from the score for the Michael Nyman Band in early 2009 as a soundtrack to the film Poczatek using selected extracts from classic Polish feature and documentary films of the 50s, 60s and 70s organized into a sequence of 20 linked one minute “single theme” films.
SKU: HL.14042683
9.25x12.0x0.12 inches.
Four Pieces From Michael Nyman'S Score To The Film 'The Piano' Arranged For Piano Trio. Score And Parts.
