'The idea for this set of pieces initially came from writing one as a sixtie...(+)
'The idea for this
set of pieces initially
came from writing one as
a sixtieth birthday
present (I shall not
mention which one!).
Having written one
Baroque-titled piece, I
gradually added more,
until a whole suite of
Baroque dances was
completed.
The
stimulus of writing a
modern set of piano
pieces based on Baroque
models (in my case a
mixture of the English
and French Suites of
Bach) is nothing new of
course. Many
twentieth-century
composers were inspired
by the rigours of
devising new ways of
looking at Baroque
dances, and in the
process brought new life
to the forms (in the case
of Schoenberg's Piano
Suite of 1925, actually
liberating his new method
of 12- notecomposition
from theory into
practice).
For my
part, the challenge was
to write a set of pieces
for the piano which would
be technically suitable
for both young and mature
pianists, whilst still
responding to the
compositional demands of
creating interesting
material, mainly
organised through
contrapuntal means (often
just two-part
counterpoint, as in
Bourree 1 or the
Gigue),but sometimes
through harmonic means
(as in the Sarabande or
Gavotte).
In
addition, the more
personal nature of the
genesis of the album
resulted in each piece,
or dance, being dedicated
to a particular friend.
Whilst their pianistic
skills might vary quite
considerably, they all
share a great love of
music - something which
unites us
all.'
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.140401250 Composed by Miguel Del Aguila. Scor...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.140401250
Composed by Miguel Del
Aguila. Score. With
Standard notation. 8
pages. Duration 10
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #140-40125.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.140401250).
ISBN
9781491113639. UPC:
680160669011.
Traci
ng the journey of a
bottle carrying music,
Miguel del
Aguila’s MUSIC IN
A BOTTLE is exhilarating
and ravishing, yet
equally poignant with
sadness. The 10-minute
work draws inspiration
from post-minimalist
textures and rich
harmony. It is
technically within the
reach of intermediate to
advanced students, as
well as enticing for
professional
recitals. Music in a
Bottle portrays the
symbolic journey of a
bottle carrying a message
across the oceans and
finally sinking without
its message ever having
been delivered.The bottle
and its journey represent
to me our own selves and
our own lives’
journey, and how when we
die we take with us most
of the memories within
us, many of which were
undisclosed to everyone
else.The work is divided
in 3 sections:I. The
Bottle’s
JourneyII. The
MessageIII. The Bottle
SinksMusic in a Bottle
has been recorded by
James Miltenberger on the
Scotwood Music CD,
“20th Century
Dances and
Improvisations.â€â
” Miguel del
Aguila.
