FM161

Shadows

for piano

Gary Higginson

£7.50

…show resourcefulness and imagination and would be brilliant repertoire for around Grade 3.
Piano
…would introduce pupils to different compositional styles… They are all convincing pastiches and enjoyable to play…
Music Teacher

A follow-up volume to Shadows, Scenes from Shakespeare, is available for pianists of higher grade.

Sample pages

FM161 – sample page 1 FM161 – sample page 2 FM161 – sample page 3 FM161 – sample page 4 FM161 – sample page 5

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  Composer Title Grade Forces
Gary Higginson Shadows
for piano
3 to 4 Piano
# Composer Movement Forces
1 Gary Higginson1. The Girl with the Golden HairPiano
2 2. Prelude in F
(to J.S.B.)
3 3. Minuet à Fauré
4 4. Homage to R. V. W.
(based on Symphony no 5, mvt 4)
5 5. Peter Warlock’s Farewell
(to Sussex)
6 6. Rondeau
(Homage to Machaut d. 1377: “The Last of the Troubadours”)
7 7. Waltz for Monsieur Poulenc
8 8. Happy 80th, Mr George Lloyd

Video

Composer Gary Higginson presents a pedagogical video in which he performs and discusses Minuet à Fauré, the third movement from his Shadows suite for piano.

Catalogue code: FM161Published: February 2009
Entry last updated: 22nd July 2010