Piano Solo
SKU:
IS.PN7495EM
Composed
by Louis Anthony deLise.
Keyboards - Piano.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #PN7495EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.PN7495EM).
ISBN
9790365074952.
Loui
s Anthony deLise is an
American composer,
pianist, and
percussionist. The
compositions in A Gift of
Moments are typical of
deLise’s composing
style that often features
the juxtaposition of
disparate musical
elements like serial
technique, frequently
changing meters, the
urgency and drive of rock
and roll, and the lush
harmonies of
1960’s West Coast
Jazz. Dr. deLise was
Adjunct Lecturer of
Theory and Composition at
the Boyer College of
Music and Dance (in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania). He is the
author of The
Professional Songwriter,
a textbook on
songwriting. The title, A
Gift of Moments, comes
from something a friend
wrote about her deceased
husband. She described
their too-short time
together as, a gift of
moments. (Time with
someone you love is
always too short,
isn’t it?) Since
February 2020, (since
I’ve been locked
down at home with my
patient and loving wife,
Theresa), like the rest
of us, I’ve been
reminded each day of just
how delicate life is. My
friend’s comment
about her lost love has
gradually revealed itself
as a worthy title for the
collection of music I was
creating during this time
of lockdown. All of the
pieces in this collection
are in some way about
love: of a mate, of
family, our way of life,
and those beliefs we
consider particular to
us. The compositions are
varied in style as they
encompass musical
gestures reflective of
the many disparate
musical traditions alive
in my soul. With this
unapologetically
sensitive, perhaps even
nostalgic, music of mine
I intend to blur the
arbitrary boundaries of
genre classification,
like classical or pop;
ambient or orchestral.
Special thanks to Vivian
Barton Dozor, a
wonderfully talented
cellist who provided
insight into bowing and
phrasing for the cello
parts.
A GIFT
