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The Piano Sings
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Soprano and String Quartet
SKU: BT.MUSCH61049
Composed by Michael Nyman. Classical. Score Only. Composed 2002. Chester Music #MUSCH61049. Published by Chester Music (BT.MUSCH61049).
Score for 'The Piano Sings'.
Quoting Nyman: 'In writing for The Piano, I had to establish not only the usual repertoire of music for the film, but a specific repertoire of piano music that would have been Ada'srepertoireas a pianist. I began creating her a folio of material that I imagined she had in her head, that her fingers carried around with her, almost as if she had been the composer.
Initially I was unsure as to how preciselyto pitchthe style: it had to be a 'possible' mid-nineteenth century music but not pastiche and obviously written in 1992. But then I had the perception that, since Ada was from Scotland, it was logical to use Scottish folk andpopularsongs as the basis of our music. Once I hit on that idea the whole thing fell into place.
It's as though I was writing the music of another composer who happened to live in Scotland, then New Zealand in the mid 1850s.Someonewho was obviously not a professional composer or pianist. So there had to be a modesty to it.'
Scored for Soprano and String Quartet. Separate parts are also available on sale.
Soprano and String Quartet
SKU: BT.MUSCH61049
Composed by Michael Nyman. Classical. Score Only. Composed 2002. Chester Music #MUSCH61049. Published by Chester Music (BT.MUSCH61049).
Score for 'The Piano Sings'.
Quoting Nyman: 'In writing for The Piano, I had to establish not only the usual repertoire of music for the film, but a specific repertoire of piano music that would have been Ada'srepertoireas a pianist. I began creating her a folio of material that I imagined she had in her head, that her fingers carried around with her, almost as if she had been the composer.
Initially I was unsure as to how preciselyto pitchthe style: it had to be a 'possible' mid-nineteenth century music but not pastiche and obviously written in 1992. But then I had the perception that, since Ada was from Scotland, it was logical to use Scottish folk andpopularsongs as the basis of our music. Once I hit on that idea the whole thing fell into place.
It's as though I was writing the music of another composer who happened to live in Scotland, then New Zealand in the mid 1850s.Someonewho was obviously not a professional composer or pianist. So there had to be a modesty to it.'
Scored for Soprano and String Quartet. Separate parts are also available on sale.
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