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 – 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 (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 (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 (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…
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 (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,…
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 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 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 (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 (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 (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 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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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…
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. …
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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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…
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:
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
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…
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)
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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