Piano
SKU:
HL.48024371
For
Solo Piano. Composed
by Sebastian Currier. BH
Piano. Classical,
Contemporary. Softcover.
24 pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M051098217. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024371).
ISBN
9781540028310. UPC:
888680749378. 9x12
inches.
From the
composer: When pianist
Inon Barnatan asked me to
write him a new work, he
had a particular
stipulation: that I
somehow connect my piece
with Ravel's Gaspard de
la Nuit, which he would
program alongside my new
work. This seemed an
intriguing proposition. I
decided not to refer to
any musical material in
Gaspard, but took my cue
from the textual elements
that accompany the score.
The title of the work
comes from a collection
of poems by Aloysius
Bertrand. It is is
generally translated as
“The Treasurer (or
Jewel Keeper) of the
Night.&rdquo.