singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Sweet Suite for piano four hands
SM-000189713
- Composer
- David W Solomons
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Arranger
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Daniela Mastrandrea
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Piano
- Scored for
- 1 piano, 4 hands
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Movement(s)
- 1 to 4 from 4
- Duration
- 15'0"
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2013
Description
Arrangement by concert pianist and composer Daniela Mastrandrea of my "Sweet Suite" - a four movement sequence originally written for string quintet.
This piano version is for 2 players (four hands) - piano 1 in the treble clef and piano 2 mainly in the bass clef.
The zip file contains full scores and individual piano player parts
The original stories behind the movements are:
1. Marie for shame (4' 30'') - based on a setting of the poem Maries vous estes paresseuse - Marie for shame to keep a-bed too long, you must get up and enjoy life.
2. Nocturne (2' 50'') is basically a segue to the first movement, in which Marie yawns and goes back to bed! The harmonies are rich and yet somnolent.
3. Camp David (4' 10'') is a sprightly number based on the Yiddish folksong Ikh bin a meidel in de joren - I am a maiden come of age and I am looking for a husband.
4. Blue Boar Blue (3' 30'') is based on a poem by a friend stuck studying in his college room (Blue Boar Quad at Christ Church Oxford) but dreaming of sunny outings to the river and punting.
This is the full suite.
Individual movements are also available separately on musicaneo.
The sound sample is movement 3 (Camp David)
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A more challenging version for one player is also available on musicaneo, as follows
All four movements together
http://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-189435_sweet_suite_for_piano.html
Marie for shame
http://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-189436_marie_for_shame_from_sweet_suite_for_piano.html
Nocturne
http://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-189437_nocturne_from_sweet_suite_for_piano.html
Camp David
http://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-189438_camp_david_from_sweet_suite_for_piano.html
Blue Boar Blue
http://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-189439_blue_boar_blue_from_sweet_suite_for_piano.html