| a fine strong piece, beautifully written for the piano… | ||
| —Philip Mead (Pianist), Founder, British Contemporary Piano Competition |
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| a fine strong piece, beautifully written for the piano… | ||
| —Philip Mead (Pianist), Founder, British Contemporary Piano Competition |
Click the quotation text to discover what it refers to!
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Fand announces a varied selection of pieces by Peter Thompson and Carey Blyton this Easter:
Labyrinth was completed in February 2021 and is a single movement work for full orchestra. Its ‘labyrinthine way’ might be suggested by the weaving, developing and return, often slightly alarmingly, of different musical material. This creates a gradual building of tension, but there is release in the final bars, perhaps into spacious skies and seas…
Carey Blyton had a rare talent for melodic invention. Girl Friday was originally commissioned by Boosey & Hawkes, and was originally scored for piano and string orchestra in 1974. The original version can be heard on the Carey Blyton – Film & Television Music (1/4) CD, available from Fand.
However, the chic melodic charm and captivating immediacy of Girl Friday – with her slightly South American flavour – seemed to call out for a solo piano arrangement, particularly one playable by the Grade 4–5 pianist. Hence this special Fand edition of the work, arranged by John Mitchell and Peter Thompson.
Note that a somewhat more sophisticated and demanding (Grade 6+) arrangement of Girl Friday, also by John Mitchell, is to be found in the Mood Music Medley collection.
With words from a roundel by A. C. Swinburne written in 1883, after he had retired to The Pines, Putney, the poem explores a ‘living memory’ of over 20 years before, when Swinburne had visited Italy and Ventimiglia:
This new setting is dedicated to Lorna Windsor (Web site), who in 1981 premiered Peter Thompson’s Four Swinburne Pictures.
Previous announcements may be found in the Fand News Archive.
