Nugget Narrated, orchestrated story of a little acorn… to a mighty oak… duration: 15' The story behind “Nugget”– how it all began... It began with an adult piano pupil’s suggestion for an autumn walk to inspire musical creativity....a small group of us went on the walk, I picked up an acorn, and asked how a piece of music would…
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Ocean – Helen Temtime In 2018, my pupils and myself embarked on a project that lead to so many delightful compositions being produced. Each of us wrote something literary about a month or season, in either poetry, prose, or even one word that captured that particular season for us....then we each chose another's (or their own) creative writing from…
October Sketches October Sketches consists of 31 miniatures, depicting the wonders found in nature throughout the month of October, all linked by a poem for each of those movements. It would make a delightful addition to an autumn concert. There are musical descriptions of swirling autumn leaves, twirling seeds, popping seed pods, delicate flower blooms, the unexpected, "secret mushrooms" and…
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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…
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:
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.... (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.... Duet duration: 2’’ 30” 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, which I subsequently thought would also be lovely as a duet. …
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On Heath, In Wood duration: 2’ 30” This was inspired by a lovely June morning walk with a friend on Ruislip Heath, (UK) and in the woodland there. A beautiful clear morning with azure blue sky. As soon as I arrived home, I wrote a poem inspired by the walk, and the poem, combined with the beauty held in…
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Pacem mezzo and piano (2’ 12’’) Pacem was written as a piano piece, 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 the piece as something simple, that could be played without too much difficulty by the player. As I wrote it,…
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…
Pacem Pacem was originally written as a piano piece, for a someone I knew, who needed some peace, but who was finding solace in playing the piano. I wrote the 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 head... so I…
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