| Handy plays the Ballad with a wide range of dynamics and tonal color that suffuses his music with emotion. He energizes his artistry with conviction… | ||
| —Maria Nockin, Fanfare (37:3, Jan/Feb 2014) |
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| Handy plays the Ballad with a wide range of dynamics and tonal color that suffuses his music with emotion. He energizes his artistry with conviction… | ||
| —Maria Nockin, Fanfare (37:3, Jan/Feb 2014) |
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I composed this piece as a wedding anniversary gift for my wife of 49 years, Gillian (known as ‘Gilly’) on 2nd August 2018. She particularly loves the Pre-Raphaelites, hence the cover image. Bars 13 and 14 quote from a prize-winning piece I wrote for clarinet and piano when I was fourteen. The Nocturne marks a significant shift back towards that simple tonality after my many years of avant-gardism—a style that I could perform perhaps adequately, but for some reason could not compose in.
—Philip Mead, January 2022
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| Composer | Title | Grade | Forces | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Mead | Nocturne for Gilly for piano | 6 to 7 | Piano | 3¾ mins | ||
Performed by the composer: Philip Mead, Piano
This video is of Philip Mead performing his Nocturne for Gilly on his own piano.
Catalogue code: FM239 • Published: 25th January 2022
Entry last updated: 24th December 2021