Edmond Dede

This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro, Andante cantabile and Presto - which Davies likens to 'three obstacle courses, bristling with technical difficulties'. However, as he goes on t...

Nico Muhly's Four Studies for two Violins and Drone. ' Four Studies was written for Angela and Jennifer Chun in 2014. Each movement has a drone which lasts for the duration of the movement. The first...

Die Komposition 'Fanfare, Aria & Farandole' ist eine kleine Suite in 'klassischem' Stil. Einer majestätisch, festlich anmutenden 'Fanfare' folgt eine 'Aria' in barocker Manier, welche schliesslich in...

Der Bettelstudent ist die wohl populärste Operette des Österreichers Carl Millöcker, in deren Mittelpunkt der charmante Walzer 'Ach ich hab sie ja nur auf die Schulter geküsst' steht. Das Werk hat im...

The melodic interest in this setting of the hymn tune HYFRYDOL is the alternating 4/4 and 3/4 meter and how it affects the rhythm of the tune. Later, syncopation in the accompaniment takes over the in...

Beaming Music was expertly composed in 2002 by Nico Muhly, for Marimba and Organ. Beaming Music is, at its heart, about small rhythmic cells transforming themselves into large, open chords. While this...

Mrs Johnson's Tunes: eine Sammlung von 4 Stücken für jüngere Blockflötenensemble, ist dem Andenken an Doreen Johnson, einer Lehrerin der Sanday School von Orkney gewidmet. Dieses Werk enthält einen re...

Artemis Locheia ist die griechische Götting der Fruchtbarkeit. In diesem einsätzigen Werk fängt Maxwell Davies die Freude und den Überschwang von Paaren ein, wenn sie erfahren, dass sie ein Kind erwar...

Artemis Locheia ist die griechische Götting der Fruchtbarkeit. In diesem einsätzigen Werk fängt Maxwell Davies die Freude und den Überschwang von Paaren ein, wenn sie erfahren, dass sie ein Kind erwar...

This piece was written as a tribute to the people of Fair Isle, a remote community that lies between Orkney and Shetland, which is also the home of the composer. The work was composed for the Grieg Tr...

Commissioned for the Claremont Trio by Robert and Jane Morse for the world premiere performance October 30, 2008. Score and parts for Piano Trio (Violin, Cello and Piano). Common Ground employs thre...

Commissioned by the Primrose Piano Quartet with funding from the Scottish Arts Council, Mr and Mrs J. A. Pye's Charitable Settlement, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and the Hope-Scott...

Diese beiden Nocturnes habe ich unter dem Druck eines Abgabetermins sofort nach einer schweren Operation geschrieben. Obwohl die Musik ganz anders klingt als alles, was ich je zuvor geschrieben habe,...

Duet No. 1: Chorale Pointing Downwards is a work by contemporary composer Nico Muhly for Viola and Cello. The piece received its premiere at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York in February 2004....

An eight minute ensemble composition for Violin, Viola and Cello, premiered in january 2001 by Marcia Crayford at the St. Columbus Church in London. The piece is based on a Greek byzantine hymn and fe...

The first in a series of Ten quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall, London in Oct 2002 by the Maggini Quartet. A convenient, miniature-sized version of...

Commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company. Score available: CH65648

The second of the Quartets commissioned by the Naxos label was completed in January 2003. This work swings between nervous virtuosic energy to the serene calm of an extended Lento, with exotic harmoni...

The third in the series of ten Quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall, London in Oct 2003 by the Maggini Quartet. A convenient, miniature-sized version o...

The third in the series of ten Quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall, London in Oct 2003 by the Maggini Quartet. Study score is available available: CH6...