20 contemporary works for solo piano
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Bibliographic Information
20 contemporary works for solo piano
（Spectrum / compiled by Thalia Myers, [1]）
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1996
Printed Music（Other）
Available at 2 libraries
Note
Includes introd. and biographical information about the composers
Contents of Works
- If the silver bird could speak / Eleanor Alberga
- Toccata / David Bedford
- Constellations I and II / Diana Burrell
- Landscape / Philip Cashian
- Moto perpetuo / Brian Elias
- Yvaropera 5 / Michael Finnissy
- SAZZ / Graham Fitkin
- Far away / Michael Zev Gordon
- ff / Jonathan Harvey
- Dark March / Alun Hoddinott
- Memorial blues (for Phyllis Hyman) / Gabriel Jackson
- Mira / Stephen Montague
- Song without end / Anthony Payne
- trace / Roger Redgate
- Stele for John Lambert / Jeremy Dale Roberts
- Moonscape / Edwin Roxburgh
- Lutie's arabesque / Timothy Salter
- Diversion / David Sawer
- Cantilena / Howard Skempton
- Still / Andrew Toovey
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Spectrum is an exciting and innovative collection of newly commissioned works for solo piano by composers all resident in Great Britain. This remarkable set of pieces presents a unique introduction to the world of contemporary music for all pianists, both amateur and professional. The volume reflects the wide range of compositional trends apparent in new music today. Jazz-inspired or experimental, delicately atmospheric or glitteringly colourful, tonal or
rhythmically complex, the pieces in this collection offer a range of moods and sound-worlds to suit all players. Eleanor Alberga: If the Silver Bird could speak; David Bedford: Toccata; Diana Burrell: Constellations; Philip Cashian: Landscape; Brian Elias: Moto Perpetuo; Michael Finnissy: Yvaropera 5;
Graham Fitkin: SAZZ; Michael Zev Gordon: Far Away; Jonathan Harvey: ff; Alun Hoddinot: Dark March; Gabriel Jackson: Memorial Blues (for Phyllis Hyman); Stephen Montague: Mira; Anthony Payne: Song Without End; Roger Redgate: trace; Jeremy Dale Roberts: Stele for John Lambert; Edwin Roxburgh: Moonscape; Timothy Salter: Lutie's Arabesque; David Sawer: Diversion; Howard Skempton: Cantilena for piano; Andrew Toovey: Still
Table of Contents
- If the Silver Bird could speak [Eleanor Alberga]
- Toccata [David Bedford]
- Constellations I and II [Diana Burrell]
- Landscape [Philip Cashian]
- Moto Perpetuo [Brian Elias]
- Yvaropera 5 [Michael Finnissy]
- SAZZ [Graham Fitkin]
- Far Away [Michael Zev Gordon]
- ff [Jonathan Harvey]
- Dark March [Alun Hoddinott]
- Memorial Blues (for Phyllis Hyman) [Gabriel Jackson]
- Mira [Stephen Montague]
- Song Without End [Anthony Payne]
- trace [Roger Redgate]
- Stele for John Lambert [Jeremy Dale Roberts]
- Moonscape [Edwin Roxburgh]
- Lutie's Arabesque [Timothy Salter]
- Diversion [David Sawer]
- Cantilena [Howard Skempton]
- Still [Andrew Toovey]
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