The Composer, whose publications have been known since the age of 9, has kept faith with his commitment as a composer and concert pianist with a long series of musical collections. His research, orien...
Attactive easier suite.
The album "Traveling" to Klezmer" includes 16 pieces and is a real author's comprehension of "Jewish Soul Music". According to the canons of the genre, the musical version of the composition was first...
Melodic and rewarding.
English pastoral music
Full arrangement of a charming quartet.
This "Micro-Suite" began life as a work for three clarinets; it now exists in several formats, including the present configuration of saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone). Each of the...
An initial request to write a piece for the Asyla oboe quartet (Medieval Suite) started a 'lockdown' project to complete a set of 'wind family' pieces. A bassoon quartet quickly followed (Swing, Blues...
Mega-Fun Piano is one of a number of books of instrumental pieces under the Mega-Fun umbrella. The pieces in this book are around Grade One standard and dedicated to a number of friends and teachers,...
Masterful contrapuntal miniatures.
Energetic and dramatic
Lively Dance movement.
Charming and reflective.
Two versions of cool, inspired by city life.
While on a concert tour for South West Arts with my London-based Cosmos Wind Quintet, and performing in Barnstaple in the mid 1970's, I discovered on a market stall, a copy each of a Fantasia on The B...
The idea of a purely clarinet ensemble was an inspiration to write a cappella in twelve real parts. Mendelssohn's concept of a Song Without Words is here translated into Renaissance terms and the piec...
Well ....this clarinet family quartet is just what it says on the tin!! From a rolling bass clarinet opening we journey through a strange psychotic landscape of spaghetti western melody juxtaposed wit...
The "Clarinet Masquerade Waltz" is a charismatic piece for a fully-instrumented Clarinet Choir, ranging from E-flat to Contrabass Clarinet. The idea for the piece was conceptualized by Barbara Heilmai...
This three-movement Sonatina began life in 2006, with the first movement completed in just a day. The mood of the opening conveys feelings of calm and satisfaction. The clarinet's main theme explores...
The Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Rob Hall is a dynamic and expressive modern work for the advanced clarinettist, that makes equal demands of both soloist and pianist. Written in the conventional t...
The Prelude, Aria and Finale was composed in February/March 2021 during a second lockdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is dedicated to my great-niece, Sabine, who is currently in her third year...
Interesting arrangement of romantic classic.
Crowd pleaser
O What Peace We Often Forfeit' is a set of variations based on the famous hymn tune, 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus'. The piece starts with a lovely harmonisation of the old hymn. As the piece procee...
William Boyce's setting of Psalm 63 has been a source of consolation for me for many years. This is a set of variations with a twist. The theme is played in its original form in the middle of the piec...
The Boogie-Woogie style of piano playing has been mastered by many fine pianists, with some of its most well-known exponents include Albert Ammons, Jimmy Yancey and Count Basie. To me, this is one of...
These studies, written in 1985, are intended to be moderately challenging, and hopefully enjoyable for the flautist to play. They incorporate elements of "modern" language such as whole tone and dimin...
Space themed suite.
