This has been a while in the making. I started it several years ago and had a two year gap where I could not finish it. Suddenly, though, inspiration hit me and I was able to complete it!. It’s sound world is taken from one of Messiaen’s Modes of Limited Transposition, and its influences include Beethoven, Bernstein and Reich. It is structured in three movements: Fanfare and Introduction; Adagio; Finale and …
Very many years ago, a pianist friend of mine was about to sit her FTCL exam and at the last minute asked whether I would page turn for her recital. I of course agreed and one of the three pieces the was playing was The 12th Prelude and Fugue from Dmitri Shostakovich’s Opus 87 set. I …
(Click on the play arrow above to hear the song) So, this is a soppy love song. I wrote it for Cathy after she said “yes” and it is about our first meeting and first date. Okay. Enough of the soppy stuff! It’s a bit of a hybrid, as it has elements of funk, Everly …
I wrote this as part of a series which I was going to try to market as children’s play time music. It is obviously inspired by Harry Potter books, which were a major influence on my children’s (and my!) life. I like this. There is nothing special about it from a compositional point of view. …