SKU: FT.FM523

ISBN 9790570484225.

This piece was written many years ago while I was a student at the Royal College of Music, but it received its first professional performance in 2014, in a concert at St. John's Smith Square. It falls into two strongly contrasted sections, each with its own character. The opening Andante should be played as smoothly as possible, and requires careful control of dynamics and intonation, as well as a perfect blend of tone; the Allegro is full of exuberant energy, and needs clear articulation and rhythmic precision. The 1st and 2nd clarinet parts are quite equal with the material divided evenly between them, so that the piece is suitable for two players of similar standard, and should appeal to a wide range of clarinettists. I hope you enjoy playing 'Tones for Two'!

SKU: FP.FDD02

ISBN 9790570503834.

Vernon Park, Stockport’s oldest park, was created on land donated by Lord Vernon (George John Warren). It was built by poor mill workers who called it pinch-belly park and opened on 20th September 1858. Comprising twenty-one acres, it houses a museum, a bandstand, ornamental fountains, a fernery, rockery, borders and sunken rose garden as well terraced walkways that overlook the river and weir. The piece depicts a solitary walker engrossed in his own thoughts on a winter’s day, the landscape, and the park’s Victorian past.

At the very end of the piece a reminder of the park’s Victorian origins can be detected in a quote from Elgar’s Salut d’amour of 1899, which may well have been played by a band in the bandstand. Stockport market celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2010. It dated back to September 1260 when a Royal Charter allowed Robert de Stokeport, the Mayor, to hold a weekly market within the defensive walls of the Norman Castle on the present site of Castle Yard.

The Glass Umbrella was a popular name given to the 1861 covered market built of timber, glass and iron - nine bays with open sides and a glass canopy. In 1912, one bay was removed to enable electric trams and trolley buses to turn a sharp corner.

The piece depicts a lively market day, the multiculturalism of the present day and the old cries of pick and pay without delay. The bells of St Mary’s Church are depicted by a cascading peel tuned to the ten bells of the church tower, and a fleeting reference to John Wainwright’s famous Christmas hymn Christians Awake, and the Westminster chimes striking the hour from St Mary’s, bring to piece to a conclusion. Separate parts are provided for recorder and oboe.

SKU: CF.MXE55F

ISBN 9781491153895. UPC: 680160911394.

Harmonic Gallery, commissioned by Network for New Music for premiere at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, is a musical analog of a museum exhibition in which paintings, sometimes created hundreds of years apart, are shown in close proximity. There are three movements, surrounded by musical frames. Minuetto is reminiscent of the early nineteenth century when the minuet form started to escape its rigid formalities. Angst recalls the early twentieth century when tonality supposedly started to crumble. It is based on famous harmonies used by Richard Wagner and Arnold Schoenberg. Dance is unashamedly post-minimal and post-modern, and celebrates repetition and cadences. The four frames comment on the harmonies of the movements that they surround.

The three movements are very loosely related to three paintings in the collection: The Gordon Family, by Henry Benbridge, ca. 1762; Final Assault upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, by Xanthus Smith, ca. 187273; Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos, by Kehinda Wiley, 2008.

Paul Lansky

Frame 1 100

Minuetto (Post-Classical, c. 1810) 352

Frame 2 125

Angst (Post-Romantic, c. 1910) 353

Frame 3 122

Dance (Post-Modern, c. 2010) 535

Frame 4 050

Total Duration 1755

Harmonic Gallery, commissioned by Network for New Music for premiere at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, is a musical analog of a museum exhibition in which paintings, sometimes created hundreds of years apart, are shown in close proximity. There are three movements, surrounded by musical aframes.a aMinuettoa is reminiscent of the early nineteenth century when the minuet form started to escape its rigid formalities. aAngsta recalls the early twentieth century when tonality supposedly started to crumble. It is based on famous harmonies used by Richard Wagner and Arnold Schoenberg. aDancea is unashamedly post-minimal and post-modern, and celebrates repetition and cadences. The four aframesaa comment on the harmonies of the movements that they surround.

The three movements are very loosely related to three paintings in the collection: The Gordon Family, by Henry Benbridge, ca. 1762; Final Assault upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, by Xanthus Smith, ca. 1872a73; Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos, by Kehinda Wiley, 2008.

aPaul Lansky

Frame 1 1a00a

Minuetto (Post-Classical, c. 1810) 3a52a

Frame 2 1a25a

Angst (Post-Romantic, c. 1910) 3a53a

Frame 3 1a22a

Dance (Post-Modern, c. 2010) 5a35a

Frame 4 0a50a

Total Duration 17a55a

Harmonic Gallery, commissioned by Network for New Music for premiere at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, is a musical analog of a museum exhibition in which paintings, sometimes created hundreds of years apart, are shown in close proximity. There are three movements, surrounded by musical aframes.a aMinuettoa is reminiscent of the early nineteenth century when the minuet form started to escape its rigid formalities. aAngsta recalls the early twentieth century when tonality supposedly started to crumble. It is based on famous harmonies used by Richard Wagner and Arnold Schoenberg. aDancea is unashamedly post-minimal and post-modern, and celebrates repetition and cadences. The four aframesaa comment on the harmonies of the movements that they surround.

The three movements are very loosely related to three paintings in the collection: The Gordon Family, by Henry Benbridge, ca. 1762; Final Assault upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, by Xanthus Smith, ca. 1872a73; Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos, by Kehinda Wiley, 2008.

aPaul Lansky

Frame 1 1a00a

Minuetto (Post-Classical, c. 1810) 3a52a

Frame 2 1a25a

Angst (Post-Romantic, c. 1910) 3a53a

Frame 3 1a22a

Dance (Post-Modern, c. 2010) 5a35a

Frame 4 0a50a

Total Duration 17a55a

Harmonic Gallery, commissioned by Network for New Music for premiere at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, is a musical analog of a museum exhibition in which paintings, sometimes created hundreds of years apart, are shown in close proximity. There are three movements, surrounded by musical frames. Minuetto is reminiscent of the early nineteenth century when the minuet form started to escape its rigid formalities. Angst recalls the early twentieth century when tonality supposedly started to crumble. It is based on famous harmonies used by Richard Wagner and Arnold Schoenberg. Dance is unashamedly post-minimal and post-modern, and celebrates repetition and cadences. The four frames' comment on the harmonies of the movements that they surround.

The three movements are very loosely related to three paintings in the collection: The Gordon Family, by Henry Benbridge, ca. 1762; Final Assault upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, by Xanthus Smith, ca. 1872-73; Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos, by Kehinda Wiley, 2008.

--Paul Lansky

Frame 1 1'00

Minuetto (Post-Classical, c. 1810) 3'52

Frame 2 1'25

Angst (Post-Romantic, c. 1910) 3'53

Frame 3 1'22

Dance (Post-Modern, c. 2010) 5'35

Frame 4 0'50'

Total Duration 17'55