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Surreal Feel

By Amanda Handel

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Solo piano, c1'15 Grade 7

Surreal Feel explores the sensation of being in two different metric zones at once, through the blending of fairly unrelated rhythmic cycles.
For most of the piece the motifs given to each hand are short and simple, however, since their time lengths differ, the beginnings and endings usually don't coincide between hands.
Composed 2021

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Surreptitiously Astute Stoat and the Cat, The

By Gina Ismene Chitty

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For piano, c.2'40. Advanced level of difficulty

This is a reflection on an encounter between a lively stoat and a smugly lethargic house cat. The music captures the stoat’s irregular and rapid movements as it moves swiftly and nimbly, manoeuvring strategically to disrupt the cat’s tranquillity. The stoat’s anxiously jerky movements captured in the opening bars, contrast with the smoother and richer texture of the pseudo romantic middle section that portrays the cat’s ability to remain unperturbed in the face of the stoat’s antics.

If adhering to a faster tempo, the piece is suitable for an advanced pianist, as it requires a swift movement and a lightness and clarity of tone in the left hand chords in the opening bars. But, as the piece progresses there is plenty of opportunity for an interpretive rubato.

Taken at a slower tempo it will be suitable for intermediate players as well.

Composed 2020

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ISMN 97907202494438
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Susan Bray's Album

By Miriam Hyde

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12 pieces for solo piano. Grades: Preliminary to 1st

In giving much of the melodic interest to the left hand sometimes unaccompanied, the composer has striven to inculcate the habit of LISTENING to the contribution of BOTH hands – so the importance of the left is overlooked.
Composed 1945

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Susan Bray's Album - sheet music

ISMN 9790720209456
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Sutra of Pearls, A

By Tony Wheeler

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Solo flute, c.8'40. Grade 8

This piece draws its inspiration from a number of sources: traditional Chinese music; techniques of the Japanese shakuhachi; modal writing; twelve tone serialism and a touch of blues. The moderato section is to be played with great fluency, and with due attention to the articulation, harmonics, accents and rhythmic accuracy.
Composed 2006

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A Sutra of Pearls - sheet music

ISMN 9790720101453

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Swallow Tales

By John Spence

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Solo flute, c.4'20

A bright and vivid piece which takes melody beyond the octave, yielding complex interval ratios and colour. The tonal centre changes constantly as the notes flitter about like a...!! Composed 2007

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Swallow Tales - sheet music

ISMN M720072685

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Swallowtail, The

By Benjamin Loomes

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Flute and piano (or harp), c.3'15. Suggested grade 7

Its buoyant energetic nature evokes the free flight of a butterfly. It is wide ranging, traversing almost the entire range of the flute, is quickly accessible to listeners, and is ideal to display agility, technical control, expression, tonal variation, and dramatic flair.
Composed 2018

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