SIX ROMANTIC PIECES (for clarinet & piano) op.407 (February 1990)

Concert suite
Instrumentation: cl,pno
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Duration: 15 mins
First Performance: Janet Hilton and Howard Blake at the Concert Room, 49 Queen's Gate Terrace, London, November 1st  2006

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Movements

  • 1: Jazz Waltz
    A transcription of Jazz Waltz from 'Dances for two pianos'
  • 2: Swallows
    Theme composed for a film of Oscar Wilde's 'The Happy Prince'
  • 3: Music Box
    Theme composed for the film 'The Changeling'
  • 4: Dulcibella
    The theme for the film 'The Riddle of the Sands'
  • 5: Romance
    A theme composed for the film 'Agatha'
  • 6: Gentlefolk
    A theme composed for a BBC 'Play of the Month'

Notes

Composer's note: 'The pieces were transcribed from concert and film themes at the suggestion of Faber Music  in 1990 but remained unpublished until a conversation with Janet Hilton caused their rediscovery in early 2006.'

Performances

1st November 2006 Janet Hilton (cl) & Howard Blake (pno), The concert room at 49 Queen's Gate Terrace, London

First performance

Related Works


'DANCES FOR TWO PIANOS' op.217 (March 1976) Listen to this Work
A concert suite in 9 movements
'Agatha' op.265 (April 1978)
Score for the feature film
'THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS' op.271 (December 1978) Listen to this Work
The score for the feature film of Erskine Childers' novel
'The Changeling - Music Box Lullaby' op.274 (January 1979)
A piano piece composed as theme for the feature film
'GENTLEFOLK' op.288 (October 1979)
Score for a film
'Suite: Agatha' op.472 (October 1994) Listen to this Work
Orchestral concert suite adapted from the film score

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