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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Blessings is a tiny miniature piece, really a gentle prayer, for three part (SAT/B) choir, "for all those dear departed souls" no longer with us – "I wish peace and blessings on you." It was written on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with thoughts of all loved ones departed, everywhere. This piece is for all of them. There is obviously…
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 duration: 4' 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…
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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Canzona Clarinet and easy piano accompaniment 2’ 40” I wrote this little piece for a brother and sister – two pupils of mine. One was a capable (UK) grade 1 / 2 piano the other a grade 2 clarinet player. Both enjoyed it, and played it confidently in a concert. Alternatively, the piano part may be played by a teacher or…
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Canzona duration: 4' 30" This piece was originally written for a brother and sister (two pupils of mine). It is a simple, gentle, lyrical piece. Please note, this is an electronic sound file. Price: Score £2.50 Listen here:
Cheesy Whiskers Learns To Play The Harp is a magical story for children, introducing them to harp playing. They need no prior knowledge to enjoy its magic, with the story narrated thought, illustrated by glorious harp glissandi, plenty of nice tunes, and spiced with not a little mischief on the part of Cheesy Whiskers! That narration would ideally be read…
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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Christmas Joy (1’ 50”) This is a short, simple duet, with piano accompaniment, expressing the joy of the Christmas message. It can also be sung by SA choir, and would be suitable for a children's choir. It is very melodic! Vocal range: upper part: E just above middle C to E an octave higher lower part: B just…
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Christmas Joy duration: 1’ 50’ This is a short, simple two part piece with piano accompaniment, expressing the joy of the Christmas message. There’s peace in the air all around us, joy in the air all around: O joy, O Christmas joy! Hear the bells; peace in the air, Hear the bells chime, peace In the air. O…
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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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Coffee – "Can't Do Without Her!" Narrated chamber piece (Duration: 3') Coffee is a short, fun piece, describing the various aspects of coffee, which will have the audience gently chuckling, and probably the players too! It was inspired by a poem that I wrote on the subject and which became the narrated lyrics. (The poem / lyrics can be seen…
This is something I made many years ago, and it has been so useful that I thought I'd share it with others.... (and it doesn't cost the earth!) These sheets are designed to be printed on card (or printed on paper and stuck on card), the notes cut out and magnets applied to the back... some of the little…
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…
Crucifixus duration: 12’ This piece is would be best sung at Easter. The beauty of the words “Pie Jesu Domine” and “Agnus Dei” often sung by a soloist are reflected in the melody, sometimes gentle, other times with a sorrowful tinge. They alternate with the words “Crucifixus.” The piece opens gently and gradually the chorus infiltrates with the word “Crucifixus”, powerfully reminding…
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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. …
Dance of The Bees, for children's choir and solo violin accompaniment, takes us with the bees, on a flight over meadows, in search of nectar. The piece has beautiful lyrical sections contrasting with the angry hum of the bees, using pitches that replicate those of real bees, as they search in vain, angry at their habitat being taken. We then…
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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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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…
Dementia duration: 18’ Dementia is cruel. It comes in many forms. My experience of it led to the writing of this piece, where I tried to express some of the aspects of this devastating disease. Some of it is from personal experience, some from what I read and researched. In no way does it explicitly refer to the…
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