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A View Piano miniature
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- A View (2’ 15”) This began as an idea in a piano lesson. I drew two lines on paper, and asked each of my piano pupils what it meant to them and to make up some music for it. One pupil suggested it looked like a hill, and improvised a few notes that suggested walking up a hill. After…
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After Poppy Day
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- After Poppy Day – narrated (4’) This music was conceived after seeing a poppy that had been worn by someone, now lying, squashed, on the forecourt of our church, the day after Remembrance Sunday. It struck me, that this was like the image of a fallen soldier. I came home and wrote a poem on the subject, which inspired a…
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An Irish Blessing for Piano
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- An Irish Blessing (piano) 5 This was originally written as a song, using the familiar text of the "Irish Blessing," for my friend's daughter, when she was born. It is very lyrical, with a slightly Celtic flavour. I have left the words on the piano part, as they are an important part of the music, even though now a…
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Autumn
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- Autumn (2’) This was written for a pupil to play in a concert that my pupils were giving where much of the music was about "the seasons". We did not have many pieces for autumn, so I wrote this... it is about the wistful quality of autumn, as we leave summer behind. Two thirds of the way through, there…
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Autumnal Equinox
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- Autumnal Equinox (4’ 20’’) Another of the pieces that is in the collection of thirty five pieces "Through the Seasons" written by my pupils and myself. We each wrote either some poetry or prose; another members of the group then chose one to inspire a composition. This piece was based on a lovely description of the autumnal equinox…
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Ballade (solo)
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- Ballade (solo piano) (2’ 51’’) During one summer, one of my pupils said that she had been asked to play a duet at her next school concert. We decided on another of my pupils for a duet partner: one was grade five, the other had one been playing a short while, but had excellent co-ordination and was around grade…
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Ballade Duet
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- Ballade (piano duet – 1 piano, 4 hands) 2’ 51’’ One summer, one of my pupils said that she had been asked to play a duet at her next school concert. We decided on another of my pupils for a duet partner: one was grade five, the other had only been playing a short while, but had excellent co-ordination,…
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Birthday Ode
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- Birthday Ode This was written as a gift for a pupil’s eighteenth birthday. I had known and taught him since he was a little boy of five, so it was lovely to be able to give such a gift. The piece uses a harmonically disguised version of the traditional “Happy Birthday”. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen…
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Birthday Ode for A Lad who Never Returned
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- Birthday Ode For a Lad Who Never Returned This is a reflective piece about a young life lost at war. A birthday ode – for a lad who never made it home for his birthday. I was thinking of the two World Wars when I wrote this; it was not long after Remembrance Day, but it could be just…
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Cantabile (solo piano)
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- Cantabile This lyrical little piano piece was written as a birthday gift for a friend. You can see my performance of it from my music room on Youtube here. https://youtu.be/fnGpMBCBZyA Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Cantilena (solo piano)
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- Cantilena (5’ 30”) The story behind this piece... ...we needed a birthday gift for a friend's 50th birthday. The only problem was that due to circumstances, we had not been able to get to the shops, or indeed put much thought to a gift that we wanted to be special. We had four days. I then decided to make…
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Children’s Suite
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- Children's Suite (5’) This is a suite of four movements, written for children to either play, or listen to. (It also suitable for concert use, and has been played in a number of piano recitals). Each movement depicts one of the four English seasons, and there is text written on the music to encourage imaginative playing: "travelling through villages"…
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Chloe – solo piano
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- Chloe (3’) This piece was based on a tiny musical idea written by a friend’s grand daughter, who lives in Australia. She was invited to share in a joint project for my own pupils here in the UK: to write music for a musical advent calendar. Chloe had, herself just given up piano lessons, as she was no longer…
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Clouds in the Sky
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- Clouds in The Sky This little miniature was inspired by a beautiful photo on Instagram that I found very inspiring...a lovely serene sky, wispy clouds around some pine trees and mountains. Serenity. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Country Rambles
- Rambling In The Countryside was written specially for a film I made for Youtube. It would make a delightful encore piece, owing to its calming nature. The story behind the piece: On Instagram, I found great joy in looking at frequently-posted photos of a fellow instagram-user, of her daily walks in southern Scotland. In fact, I found them…
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Dance Leggiero
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- Dance Leggiero (1’ 30’) This is a light, (in both texture and character) short, pretty piece for piano, with a continuous quaver movement in the right hand. Great for finger-work and articulation if a learner – or a good programme filler for a pianist! Enjoy it ! Please note: the sound file is an electronic file. …
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Dark
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- Dark (6’ 30”) This piece was begun as a demonstration during a piano lesson, to encourage “seeing” the possibility in anything played – even with eyes closed and random notes – on which to base an improvisation. I struck a D and E (7th) when demonstrating this... and instantly saw a possibility in it. I experimented as part…
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Dark Prelude
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- Dark Prelude This is just a "dark prelude" with a melancholy feel. Price: Score £2.50
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Daybreak
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- Daybreak – piano duet 3’ Another piece written for a pupil who had a GCSE exam looming and who had left it too late to prepare anything! By the time we had researched music she could play, ordered it, tried it..and decided “it was not for her” it would be too late for her to learn anything, so…
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Desolation
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- Desolation 1’ A miniature piano piece composed when I found out that a long-standing friend, whom I hadn't seen for years, was not coming. Score: £2.00 Listen here:
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Fantasy
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- Fantasy (1’ 45”) This piece was begun on our church piano after "grade three" workshop evening with my pupils who were working on this grade – it was a very inspiring evening and after they left, I began writing this piece. Price: Score £2.50
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Five Miniatures for Left Hand
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- Five Miniatures for Left Hand This set of five short pieces was written for a pupil who had had an accident at school, and whose hand had become injured. Her hand would no longer function due to nerve problems and she was in considerable pain. Although there was physically nothing wrong with the hand, she was told by a…
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Five Waltzes
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- Five Waltzes This set of waltzes can all also be purchased individually. Please see "extended programme notes" below for details of each waltz. Price: Score £6.50 Look inside: Listen here: Birthday Ode (electronic sound file) Waltz "Inspiration" Waltz Romantique Waltz Melancholie Waltz (electronic sound file)
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Flowers of the Seasons
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- Flowers of the Seasons (12’) This suite of six pieces was a commission in January 2002 for a birthday gift. Knowing little about the recipient of the gift, except that it was for a lady who was a good amateur pianist, I chose flowers as my subject. The suite is comprised of six movements and follows the months from…
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For Geoff
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- For Geoff (2’ 35”) This piece was written for my husband, and begun whilst staying in a lovely friend’s cottage for the weekend. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Frost (for right hand)
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- Frost (for right hand) This little piece depicts the cold, iciness of frost: there is a wonderful little story behind this pice.... I was wrapping my friend's birthday present (as usual in "reject" prints of scores!). She rang and thanked me...and enquired as to what the fragment f music in the box was. Ion thinking, I realised it was…
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Frost and Snow
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- Frost and Snow (3’) Two miniatures. Frost, for right hand alone has a little story behind it: I usually wrap my friend's birthday presents in "reject" prints of my music. (Fun, recycled and keeps the cost down.) in 2008, she received a gift in the paper, and asked me what was the scrap of music in the box.…
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Heatwave
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- Heatwave This was written during the heatwave of July 2018. I had written a poem about it, and shared it with a friend, who remarked that writing a piece of music about it might represent more of a challenge. Next day, I decided to see what came to mind, and wrote this piece. The constant semiquavers are the…
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Hungarian Miniature
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- Hungarian Miniature A piece I discovered last year (2020) in a pile of half finished pieces that had been forgotten, so I thought I would finish it! A light and fun piece with a flavour of folk-feel. Please note: the sound file here is an electronic sound file. Price: Score £2.50 Listen here:
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Imagine (Advanced)
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- This piece has specifically been written to raise both funds and awareness of Parkinson’s. Download the music for just £1.00, and help raise funds for this charity. Every penny to Parkinson’s UK. Please share this music in your concerts, in your teaching, in your homes for friends, ...so we can raise as much as we can…. HOPE IS IN…
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Imagine (Intermediate) solo piano
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- This piece has specifically been written to raise both funds and awareness of Parkinson’s. Download the music for just £1.00, and help raise funds for this charity. Every penny to Parkinson’s UK. Please share this music in your concerts, in your teaching, in your homes for friends, ...so we can raise as much as we can…. HOPE IS IN…
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Intermezzo for Left Hand
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- Intermezzo for Left Hand This piece was written for a friend who had just started to enjoy playing the piano again; she subsequently broke her arm, so I made this for her, to cheer her up. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Kitten on the Keys
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- This is a set of ten pieces for elementary learners (approximately UK grades 1–3) particularly children. Each piece has a descriptive title, such as "Mischievous Moggy", "Snowy Paws", and "Christmas Cat" to encourage musical playing. There is a page opposite each piece on which to stick a picture of their own or a friend's cat as well as a…
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Loss
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- Loss (1’ 20”) A tiny piece, that followed the last rehearsal I was to be able to attend in a short series of choral workshops I had been to with a friend. As a carer, I had not been out in the evening, or able to sing in a choir for two years or more. I had really enjoyed…
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Melodie
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- Melodie (1' 12") A tiny, sweet, melodic miniature… There are also versions for flute and clarinet. Price: Score £2.00 mp3: 50p Listen here:
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Miniature
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- Miniature (3’) This piece does not actually have a title.. nothing came to me, so it remained with the three *** This looked a little strange in the list of pieces, so I referred to it as "a miniature"...maybe it will eventually inherit this title. A short piece with a reflective and slightly melancholy feel. Prices: Score £2.50…
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Miniature for Right Hand
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- Miniature for Right Hand This is a short piece which is for right hand alone. It was written for a friend who is a pianist, who at the time, was suffering with a problem with his left hand. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Miss Keating’s Reel for RH
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- Miss Keating’s Reel This is the last piece in the set “Five Miniatures for Left Hand”, written for a pupil who had a bad hand injury. It is also perfectly useful to play it with the RH, should the LH be “out of commission” for any reason… or just for fun, and a good “finger work-out”! (The sample here…
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Musical Advent Calendar!
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- A musical Advent Calendar! This is an advent calendar with a difference! This was written for my pupils to enjoy over the season of Advent: and they did! Each lesson, they would peel off the paper I had stuck over a line or two of music, read the words of a portion of the Christmas story... and eagerly set…
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Neil’s Theme (solo piano)
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- Neil's Theme A beautiful story is at the root of the creation of this piece.... In May, I was visited my my cousin, who has Down’s Syndrome. He had learnt the piano many years ago, and I took him to play our piano. Although he had not played for years, he sat down, and improvised some beautiful melody lines.…
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Night Sky Under a Thousand Stars
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- Night Sky Under a Thousand Stars (2’ 15”) “Studded with a thousand lights, set in a symphony of silence…” This piece was inspired by the prospect of going to see the stars… I tried to capture the shimmering, the delicacy and the vastness, in the music. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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October Sketches (hardback)
- October Sketches is both a beautiful coffee table book, and a book for the pianist who likes something different on their shelf. October Sketches consists of the thirty one days of October, each day being represented by a poem, a piano miniature, a piece of art-work and photography: all by the one composer and writer. Written in 2022, throughout…
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Offertorio
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- Offertorio (3’) This was originally a movement for solo organ in my Requiem. It was a pianist friend playing it who suggested it would make a piano piece, so I made a transcription for piano too. It has a very gentle, serene quality and is very melodic.… Price: Score £2.50 Listen here:
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On Heath in Wood
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- On Heath, in Wood.... (2’ 11”) The following poem was written after a walk one June morning. This poem, combined with the beauty held in the mind of a fresh, June morning on the heath there and in the woodland, inspired a piece for children’s choir. This in turn was played by myself (as a semi improvisation of the…
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On Heath in Wood (Improvised version)
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- On Heath, in Wood.... (2’ 11”) The following poem was written after a walk one June morning. This poem, combined with the beauty held in the mind of a fresh, June morning on the heath there and in the woodland, inspired a piece for children’s choir. This in turn was played by myself (as a semi improvisation of the…
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Pacem
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- Pacem (2’ 12’’) Pacem was written for a pupil who was not experiencing a very good time, but was still playing the piano – and found great solace in this. I wrote this piece as something simple, that could be played without too much difficulty by the player. As I wrote it, the word "pacem" kept singing in my…
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Peace – Tranquility
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- Peace – Tranquility (2’) This was written the day after I had been to a choral workshop with a friend. My life was very busy, with both teaching and as a carer and, as we waited in the car, as we were early, on a cold, crisp night, it suddenly struck me how peaceful it was. Total silence –…
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Poco Toccata Delicato
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- Poco Toccata Delicato (2’) This is a light, fast piece, that certainly requires "touch". The sound file sample uploaded here is an electronic sound file – not a real live pianist, but I have played it, and it’s great fun to play! Price: Score £2.50 Listen here:
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Prelude
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- Prelude (2’) This is a lyrical prelude that is also useful as a teaching piece, as it involves broken chords moving up the piano where the hands cross, with a melody to be brought out at the top note. It has been enjoyed and easily mastered by several of my own pupils, but may be enjoyed by pianists…
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Prelude Welsh River
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- Prelude – Welsh River (3’ 30”) This prelude was composed after a holiday in Wales. It was not initially written from any direct inspiration from the countryside, but “reminded me so strongly of the atmosphere of the beautiful Ystwyth river and its surrounding countryside,” that the prelude became known as “Welsh River”. It is in D major – “a…
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Quarrel
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- Quarrel (1’) A miniature representing a quarrel.… On the recording, the last bars are slightly under speed, as I have very tiny hands, and cannot quite reach the octaves up to speed, so anyone with tiny hands may find the same. I am more than happy for those bars to be played at the speed I take them!…
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Rain in The City
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- Rain in the City – Amir Dawoodbhai This piece was inspired by a sudden torrential downpour during the evening rush hour in the City of London. Commuters in places like Central London are fascinating to watch, akin to a great army of ants on the move. Then, a sudden downpour interrupts this seemingly endless procession. It may only be less…
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Rainbows of Human Emotion
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- Rainbow of Human Emotion (3’) This was written during the 2020 “Lockdown” after a pupil shared, via the screen in a piano lesson, a painting she had done. I loved the bright, rainbow colours that she had used, which were the colours representing the NHS during the Lockdown. I wrote a poem about the piece (below) which in turn…
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Rainbows of Human Emotion
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- Rainbows of Human Emotion was written during Lockdown, and was inspired by a poem, which was in turn, inspired by a pupil sharing a piece of her artwork via an online piano lesson. The piece was in bright colours, which reminded me of the rainbow as a symbol support of the NHS. The piece reflects upon human emotion, in relation…
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Reflections
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- Reflections – piano duet 1’ 30” A piece written for a pupil who had a GCSE music exam coming up and who had left it until three weeks before to prepare! There was no time to research what she could play, obtain the music, ascertain from her school teacher whether the standard would be acceptable, and still give her…
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Reflective Thoughts on a Cliff Top
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- Reflective Thoughts On a Cliff Top (3’ 20”) This was inspired by a poem written by a friend, Michael Gibson, which takes us in evocative imagery to different coastal parts of the British Isles. This piece uses an excerpt from the poem, which enters as spoken word towards the end, where it is to be read over the piano…
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Remembrance 1 and 2
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- Remembrance (3’ 45”) These two pieces were improvisations on the subject of remembrance, played during the week of remembrance, in 2018. I had asked all my piano pupils to play an improvisation on their thoughts on remembrance, with a photograph of "The poppies at the town of London” placed on the piano, for them to reflect on. It…
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Reminiscence
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- Reminiscence – the day we didn't go to the New Forest (1’ 20”) The inspiration for this miniature came one November day, after a planned trip to the New Forest had to be cancelled due to the weather. We awoke to heavy black skies and torrential rain. A trip long looked forward to cancelled: this piece was the result. …
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Rhapsody
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- Rhapsody – piano duet approx. 4’ This piano duet was written for two pupils. It has many different characters and contrasts within the one piece, slow and lyrical, as well as strong, powerful passages, so is ideal for encouraging interpretation. It also has a lot of scope for exploring balance between the two players. It was performed in…
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Rhapsody Concertino (easy concertino for piano & strings)
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- Rhapsody Concertino (Concertino for piano and orchestra) This one movement mini concerto was originally written as a piano duet (also available for download). It is full of lyrical melodies, with soaring strings, delicate passages for harp and piano and with some passion in the central chord section. The piano part is not overly difficult, (easily manageable by a…
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Roses at Kypp Cottage
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- Roses at Kypp Cottage (3’ 42”) This piece was written after spending a weekend in Kent and staying with a lady at her home – Kypp Cottage. We had gone to visit some gardens in Kent – this being one of them. The garden was overflowing with roses, and we received such a warm welcome from someone who loved…
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Seasonal Convergence
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- Seasonal Convergence (5’ 7”) This piece was written as part of a series of compositions written by my pupils and myself. We each wrote some poetry or prose, then used someone else poetry or prose to inspire a composition. One of the poems I chose, was about the blurring of the seasons; particularly summer and autumn, which are so…
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Serenity
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- Serenity (3’) This little miniature, at little over three minutes long, was yet another inspiration that came from “Lockdown” online teaching. It was inspired by “doodling” on the Skype “door bell” notes as I waited for a pupil. Much nicer to improvise than just sit and wait! This serene little piece was the result... Prices: Score £2.50 mp3…
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Snowdrops
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- Snowdrops is a true piano miniature, very delicate and ethereal. It was originally an improvisation, which was then notated directly from the recording made at the time. Perfect for a winter season concert. Price: score £2.50 recording 50p Listen: (original improvisation recording)
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Snowfall
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- Snowfall (1’ 50”) This was written in a lesson with a pupil, who was struggling a little to read the bass clef. I thought that one of the best ways to help her, was to get her to write something in the bass clef (she did enjoy composing music) and so we began to write a duet together, with…
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Song, Without Words
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- Song, Without Words (2’ 45”) This was begun at a friend’s house, after an enjoyable rehearsal. The theme is very lyrical and melodic, tinged with a slightly wistful feel. Price: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Sostenuto
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- Sostenuto – seven duets (for three or four hands) This set of seven duets was written for an adult pupil. The first duet part is a single line of music only (written on two staves) split between the hands. This means the player who is likely not experienced at playing duets and is still in the early stages of…
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Spring
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- Spring! Winter gradually recedes, and we are greeted by the first primroses! A piano miniature that will give pleasure, both to audience in a concert setting, or may be enjoyed at home. There is a beautiful Youtube video, full of the delights of spring: primroses, celandines, blossom, featuring 'Spring' as the music. View score Listen
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St James’
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- St. James’ (3’ 25”) This little piano miniature was inspired by a photo sent to me by a friend, of a ruined church. The picture had so much serenity, it inspired this piece, a poem and a painting. It evokes distant bells within a serene sound world….The photo of an abandoned church spoke to me immediately, suggesting a…
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Summertime
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- Summertime 2’ This was one of a set of thirty five pieces written by my pupils and myself. We each wrote either poetry or prose, to be chosen and used as inspiration for a composition, by another member of the group. One of the pupils came back rather apologetically, saying she was not good at poetry. I actually found…
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The Beauty of a Winter Sky
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- The Beauty of a Winter Sky (2‘ 30”) This was written for an adult pupil and uses a very thin texture to represent the thin light of a watery winter sky. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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The day we did not go to see the star-lit sky
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- The day we did not go to See the Star-lit Sky (3’ 30”) This was born out of anticipation of going out to see a beautiful star-lit sky with a friend, which subsequently did not take place - the thought of an opportunity to see something beautiful, triggered this piece.... Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:…
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The Milky Way
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- The Milky Way (2’ 16”) This little piece was inspired by a beautiful photograph of the Milky Way cut out from a newspaper. I tried to create the vast feeling of space, as you stand and gaze up at the sky; a sense of timelessness, yet also the glittering of the thousands of night-time stars in the velvet night.…
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The Sea (beginner’s duet)
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- The Sea (beginner's piano duet) This piece is ideal for those who have only had a few lessons, or can only read a few notes in the treble clef. The accompaniment is suitable for a teacher, or more advanced player. It uses changes of harmonies in the harder part to underpin a fairly static upper part to achieve a…
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The Seasons
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- The Seasons This piece was inspired by the words written at the top of the score. These were written by one of my pupils as part of a musical project we were all doing together; each of us wrote something literary about a favourite season, then each of us selected someone else’s words to give inspiration for a piano…
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The Snowy Gate
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- The Snowy Gate (1’) This tiny miniature was originally an improvisation to one of my photographs (a gate in deep, deep snow which I had taken locally.) The improvisation was for a friend, to send as a Christmas greeting, along with the photo, as he “liked five bar gates.” I liked the improvisation, with its depiction of cold and…
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Tsunami – (piano duet)
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- Tsunami, is a piano duet that was born of one of the most moving musical experiences if have had. It was written immediately after the devastating Tsunami in the Philippines in the autumn of 2018. It was a joint improvisation between myself and a pupil. As we played, you could feel our emotion being communicated through the music. Luckily, we…
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Unrecognised Hurt
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- Unrecognised Hurt 2” 30’ After a long summer of caring, and not seeing anyone for six weeks, and feeling generally let down by other human beings.... it epitomises how we all feel at times…. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Waltz
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- Waltz A short, light, pretty waltz, only one minute in length. This particular waltz had no particular inspiration, save that of the enjoyment of playing the piano! It has an almost balletic quality. It could be useful as an encore piece. It is also available in my collection of Five Waltzes. The sound file here is…
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Waltz Birthday Ode
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- Waltz – Birthday Ode (2’) This waltz was written on my 50th birthday. I had enjoyed the day, and decided to take a few more moments pleasure in playing the piano. This little piece was the result. It is also available in my book of Five waltzes. Please note: the sound file here is an electronic…
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Waltz Inspiration
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- Waltz ‘Inspiration' (3’) This waltz was written in July 2018. It was sitting on my piano, half completed, when a pupil, who had lost her spark for enjoying playing was looking for something new. I suggested this… and she loved it! It really inspired her... so I was inspired to finish it: we inspired each other, hence the title! …
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Waltz Melancholie
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- Waltz Melancholie (2’ 15”) This was composed in one sitting, at about midnight. I was enjoying improvising. It was written down from the remembered improvisation. It has a somewhat melancholy feeling at the opening – it's in C minor. Part way through, it glows with warmth as it moves suddenly to A flat major. (Here, there needs to be…
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Waltz Romantique
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- Waltz Romantique (1’ 20”) The idea for this grew from another piece of mine. It is quite simply, a pretty piece – very melodic. This is also available in my book of Five Waltzes. This is also available on my Spotify album "Tranquility". Price: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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When there is no one
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- When There is No One (30”) Written at a rather “low point”.Just seven bars in length... but it is full of emotion. This is an electronic sound file, but I hope to record it sometime. Price: Score 50p Listen here:
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Winter
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- Winter (2” 43’) This depicts the ice cold of winter, snow-clad branches hanging, weighted with snow, glistening frost and ice covering all: "Oh beautiful land of deep snowy wastes, this world of white; where land meets sky, and nothing hastes, a world of peace and snowy silences ......" (Suzanne Munro) An excerpt of the music can also be…
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Winter – Isolation and Emptiness
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- Winter – Isolation and Emptiness (1’ 20”) The winter in this piece refers to "the winter of the soul", ... another piece depicting human emotion… Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Winter Suite
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- Winter Suite (5”) This suite of three pieces was commissioned for someone’s birthday. As the month of her birthday was November, I decided upon “winter” as the theme. Each movement describes in music atmospheric English winter scenes. Light and ethereal. Suitable for performances or enjoyment at home. This suite won first prize in EPTA UK (European Piano Teachers Association…
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With thoughts of the people of the Philippines
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- With thoughts of the people of the Philippines 1’ 30" This piece was written just after the Typhoon disaster in the Philippines in 2013. Although in 2013, sadly, there are always many such disasters in the Philippines and so all money from the sale of this piece will be donated to PhilippineCharities.com Rehabilitation for Typhoon Victims. Price: Score: £2.50 …
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