F. Dumont

Although this piece could equally well be called 'Homage to Leo Brouwer', its title will be instantly recognised as a paraphrase of the Cuban composer and conductor's own Elogio de la danza (1964). Th...

This, my first concerto, and the work I hold dearest even today, nevertheless cost me not only three months of composition but also several years of doubt and revision. It was first performed in Canne...

Although Rythmaginaires was published before Côté Sud, it is actually my second ensemble piece, and is genuinely written for eight guitars. Having whetted my appetite on Côté Sud a few years earlier,...

This is my first composition for guitar ensemble. At the time, there were few important works in this format, and they hardly sparked off my imagination (they included vague transcriptions of music by...

Following in the footsteps of L'Allusive, this title is a sort of double homage to two musicians who have meant a great deal to me, Leo Brouwer and Leonard Bernstein. The first page includes a distant...

Although these three pieces were written at different times, they have been united between two covers because of the unusual anecdotes concerning the circumstances of their composition. (These stories...

After the rigours of composing a concerto for two guitars (such as Concertomaggio), and wanting a change of scene, I have found the most enjoyable activity lies in arranging. So I jumped in feet first...

Traveling Sonata was composed, as one might guess from the title, in moments of wandering throughout my travels (in 2007). Each of the three movements that compose this piece are named after cities in...

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Roland Dyens chose the titles of his works when a composition was nearly finished, 'the icing on the cake', as he liked to say. Air ascendant Terre gives a nod to the elements of Yannick Le Goff and R...

This, my first concerto, and the work I hold dearest even today, nevertheless cost me not only three months of composition but also several years of doubt and revision. It was first performed in Canne...

This concerto, commissioned by the German-Canadian Amadeus Duo, is a triple 'omaggio' to Ravel, Sor and the Argentinian Astor Piazzolla. While certain typical characteristics of the three composers ar...

The collaboration between composer Emily Howard and mathematician Marcus du Sautoy is grounded in an exploration of the connections and differences between their practices. Their first collaboration,...

Voluntary von Emily Howard ist ein 8-minütiges Werk für Violoncello solo, welches ein winziges Fragment des ersten Satzes aus Schuberts Arpeggione-Sonate in den Mittelpunkt rückt. Durch stete Wiederho...

Masquerade takes its name from a small cabaret bar in Liverpool, well known for its drag acts, and is a brief glimpse into the dramatic and colourful world of Liverpool drag queens. Throughout there a...