• Flying on broomsticks

    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. …

  • Serial Miniature for Piano 5

    It’s been difficult to sit down and write anything over Christmas, but I have finished drafting the 5th serial miniature for piano. One to go now to complete the set! This one came from studying the introduction to Schoenberg’s Variations for Orchestra (Op 31). In this he uses two versions of the tone row, PO …

  • Serial Miniature for Piano 4

    This miniature came very quickly… eventually! I wanted to write something using the intervals that are contained in the tone row as well as the notes themselves. However I really struggled to find the time to spend any quality time thinking about how it might work. Eventually the imminence of my next lesson forced me …

  • On the radio . . .

    I’m doing some tidying up and came across the CD from when Alexis and I went on the local radio to play for their worldwide audience… so here, for your listening pleasure, is Alphah on Biggles FM!! 1. Intro   2. If you don’t want to love me   3. You   4. Use Somebody …