This collection successfully captures the spirit of each month’s evocative title. Fanfare has called this "uncommonly attractive music" and American Record Guide has called them "especially pleasing
Nothing is known about the life of Mrs. M. A. Bryan except what appears on the title page of A Divertimento for Solo Piano or Pedal Harp. Even her full name is not known. Written in a late 18th or
These three suites by women composers are great advanced teaching material or concert repertoire for piano or harpsichord. Typically with fast-slow-fast movements, with the middle movement being in the
Read, Gardner. Published by Vivace, Pullman, Washington. Copyright 1992. The work for harpsichord from a name that is already familiar to American organists who haveused his famous Preludes on Southern
This dramatic fantasy opens with an unmeasured prelude section followed by a toccata area of mixed meter utilizing the full range of the Keyboard. These two sections combine and intertwine before
Eubanks, Rachel. Ed. Helen Walker-Hill Published by Vivace, Pullman, WA. Copyright 1996. Eubanks was a student of Nadia Boulanger. This work combaines intellectual rigor with intense expressivity. Series:
Maria F. Parke (1772-1822) was a pianist, composer and singer, well-known throughout England. These three sonatas are well-developed three-movement sonatas typical of the London sonata style. The sonatas
Discover the music of the woman who taught Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Schubert. Marie Kiene Bigot de Morogues (1786-1820) was a leading performer of her day who championed the works of her
The Moon is a Gong; The Moon is a Skull; The Moon is a Candle Light; The Moon is a Scarab; The Moon is a Flower. These pieces were inspired by the American poet Vachel Lindsay who wrote a long
Nora Douglas Holt was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1885, and died in Los Angeles in 1974. During her long and productive life she was well known as a musician, journalist, and music critic. She was the
Dr. Eubanks was a student of the well-known French teacher Nadia Boulanger. This work for piano combines intellectual rigor with intense expressivity. The moods range from quiet and introverted to forceful
In the night, Nocturne noir enters the mind, where dreams and motives intertwine, ever shifting between reality and fantasy. Slow awakening from a deep sleep begins with an ascending jagged
The Overture to Astarto by Felice Giardini contains three movements. The first movement, Allegro, in D Major has fanfares and tremolos. The diatonic melodies are triadic in outline with phrase
This is an exciting collection from the San Antonio-based melodist, Peter Petroff. Already well-known in Texas where his compositions have been performed in statewide competitions, Petroff's music combines