The time has flown! Here we are up to 3/4s of the way through November…. Pianowrimos 2020 17 – 21
Have another bit of sheet music, for day 17. This one had the working title “slushy wind quintet” because it slightly reminded me of… some sort of mood like that. Not sure if French or English.
The full book of 30 pieces including this piece is now available: Flower Moon
Inspired by violin tunes, Ashokan Farewell and Neil Gow’s famous lament …
The full book of 30 pieces including this piece is now available: Flower Moon
Here we are at last, day 1 pianowrimo 2020. And a video! (Though, file that under things to definitely not expect every day.)
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SAB unaccompanied | 2m35 | Not too difficult/some jazzy harmonies
A three-part arrangement of the classic song, with a gently emotional touch helped by rich harmonies.
Piano Solo | 30 pieces
Difficulty: intermediate, short pieces
2018
Piano solo | 40 pages, 30 pieces | 2017
Difficulty: Varies, beginner-intermediate to more challenging, all short pieces.
SSATB unaccompanied |Duration: 4m |Difficulty: Moderate-Advanced
Arrangement of the traditional Scottish folk song. Suitable for full choir or a quintet / small a cappella ensemble, this is a challenging arrangement that will reward with rich harmonies and interweaving lines.
A possible story being told through these lyrics (of which many variants exist) is of a soldier’s farewell – taken prisoner and sentenced to be executed, taking the “low road” home through death – to a friend or lover with whom he shared an idyllic lost youth. The verses tell of the beauty of the landscape of their childhood home and how nature keeps going, spring coming again each year, regardless of their trials and sadness.
Here’s a longer blog post about this arrangement and its much-delayed premiere after 2020-21!
Four little piano pieces:
All of them you can sort of repeat indefinitely, like game music.