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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