Spectrum
Editor: Thalia Myers
Price: £10.95
Grade(s)/Level(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, Dip A.B.R.S.M.
Instrumentation: Piano solo
Format: Sheet Music
Extent: 72 pages
ISBN: 9781854728715
- represents the rich variety of piano music being written in this country today
- includes works by a range of composers resident in Great Britain
- serves as an invaluable introduction to contemporary music
- has a level of difficulty of approximately Grade 5 to Grade 8 or Advanced Certificate level
- commissioned by Thalia Myers, pianist and teacher
- commissioned with funds provided by The Arts Council of England, The Holst Foundation and The Britten-Pears Foundation
Contents
- Howard Skempton Cantilena
- Diana Burrell Constellations I and II
- Alun Hoddinott Dark March
- David Sawer Diversion
- Michael Zev Gordon Far Away
- Jonathan Harvey ff
- Eleanor Alberga If the Silver Bird could speak
- Philip Cashian Landscape
- Timothy Salter Lutie’s Arabesque
- Gabriel Jackson Memorial Blues (for Phyllis Hyman)
- Stephen Montague Mira
- Edwin Roxburgh Moonscape
- Brian Elias Moto Perpetuo
- Graham Fitkin SAZZ
- Anthony Payne Song Without End
- Jeremy Dale Roberts Stele for John Lambert
- Andrew Toovey Still
- David Bedford Toccata
- Roger Redgate trace
- Michael Finnissy Yvaropera 5
Publication Date: 20th June 1996
Associated Board syllabus information- Piano 2005 onwards Grade Dip A.B.R.S.M. Diploma
Reviews
Press reviews
‘An unmissable investment’ Music Teacher June 1997 ‘...first-class research volume.’ Classical Piano ‘Indispensable’ EPTA Piano Journal Feb ‘97 ‘This excellent volume of intriguing new literature contains a wealth of music for investigation’ Clavier (USA) Apr ‘97 MIA Annual Award for Excellence 1996: ‘This is an innovative and exciting publication of 20 works by composers all living the UK. A great service to contemporary music for which they [the AB] ought to be congratulated.’ MIA
