Percy Turnbull: Piano Music Volume 8: Piano: Instrumental Work

Seven Character Pieces-A wonderful collection of pieces for Piano Solo by one of the great British pianists of the last century Percy Turnbull. These wonderful pieces were written between 1923 and 1927 and it is clear that they are sketches of friends and colleagues at the Royal College of Music. These pieces reveal his versatility and technical dexterity and demonstrate his ear for both detail and melody. Book three in this series of Turnbull's Piano music.

Having been demobilised from the Royal Artillery after the second World War Percy Turnbull became principal piano teacher at the Surry College of Music at Fitznells and it was during this period that he composed his Sonatina for Piano. This is a skilled piece that shows similar merits to that of works by Debussy and other late 19th and early 20th Century French composers.

A collection of more than twenty pieces for Children for Piano Solo by Pery Turnbull. one of the greatest English pianists of the twentieth century Turnbull spent much of his career as an accompanist performer and teacher. During his lifetime only a handful of works were published so this collection is sure to please lovers of British compositions and Turnbull fans. These pieces are taken from Eight Short Piano Pieces Country Days Six Pastorale Minatures Intermezzo and the Endymion Suite. Technically gifted his affinity for French and British styles and the Russian romantic gave him an interesting harmonic language to couplewith his lyricism and textual balance. These volumes demonstrate Turnbull’s colourful output and are a magnificent addition to any pianist’s repertoire. All these pieces are suitable for smaller hands and have uncomplicated arrangements with pretty melodies but little virtuosity so children will enjoy learning listening to and playing these pieces.

A second volume of glorious Turnbull songs for Medium Voice and Piano accompaniment. These eight songs are typical of Turnbull's unostentatious uncluttered style yet one with a great lyricism feature lyrics by esteemed and reverred writers such as Shakespeare Longfellow Thomas Moore and Stevenson and form a beautiful and effective pastiche.

Volume 1-Three Part-songs for SATB muixed choir by Percy Turnball. A Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal.