Piano
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HL.368695
Composed by
Herbert Howells. Piano.
Classical. Softcover. 132
pages. Novello & Co Ltd.
#NOV100463. Published by
Novello & Co Ltd.
(HL.368695).
ISBN
9781705141779. UPC:
840126969085.
9.0x12.0x0.289
inches.
This
collection of 27 pieces,
transcribed and edited by
the Howells scholar
Jonathan Clinch and
published for the first
time to coincide with
Matthew Schellhorn's
recording of the complete
piano music by Howells
for Naxos, reveals a
previously neglected
aspect of this celebrated
English composer. The
pieces chart the musical
development of Howells,
from his earliest known
work “The Arab's
Song,†written when
he as 16, to the
“Petrus
Suite,†completed
in his 80s, as well as
demonstrating his
fascination with French
music
(“Phantasy,â€
“Harlequin
Dreamingâ€) and the
Tudor period
(“Pavane†and
“Galliard.â€)
The volume also includes
the moving tribute to his
friend and fellow
composer Finzi.
Comprising a wide array
of pieces from
characterful miniatures
to more substantial
suites, the collection
will appeal to Howells
devotees and lovers of
20th century English
music, as well as to
anyone seeking fresh and
distinctive piano
repertoire. Includes: The
Arab's Song • To a
Wild Flower •
Romance • Melody
• Legend •
Summer Idyls: I.
Meadow-Rest • II.
Summer-Song • III.
June-Haze • IV.
Down the Hills • V.
Quiet Woods • VI.
Near Midnight •
VII. In the Morning
• Phantasy •
Harlequin Dreaming
• Minuet for Ursula
• My Lord
Harewood's Galliard
• Finzi: His Rest
• Siciliana •
“Comme le cerf
soupire...†•
Pavane and Galliard
• Petrus Suite:
Finnicle's Scherzo
• Gavotte •
Vagrant Flute •
Minuet • 'Sine
Nomine' •
Bassoonic's Dance •
Odd's Minuet •
Toccatina.
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