Chester Music

Music for the film Wonderland, for solo piano.

Crystalline III was commissioned by Encounters in Canada. It was first performed by Eve Egoyan at the Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC, on 9th May 2000. Karen Tanaka: 'From the composition of Crystalline...

Composer's NoteIn January 1999, I was asked by Tomoko Mukaiyama to write a new piano piece for her. Originally she requested that the piece should synchronize with techno music chosen by her which wou...

The seemingly endless invention of the 24 Preludes for Piano follows the key scheme employed by Bach in The Well-Tempered Clavier, through a landscape of harmonic subtlety and craftsmanship of the mos...

Easy popular pieces for young pianists, selected and arranged by Jerry Lanning. This revised and updated collection of 15 popular tunes provides additional attractive repertoire to complement the firs...

Over the weekend of 7th July 2001, composers from many countries came together at La Leprara, in Marino near Rome in celebration of Hans Werner Henze's 75th Birthday. Eleven new works were performed,...

A solo piece for Piano aimed towards the young performer. Premiered on 6th December 1998 at the Collins performance centre in Rochester, New York.

Simon Holt began 'a book of colours' in 1988 when asked by the BBC to write a brief piece to commemorate the 80th birthday of Sir William Glock. Beginning with 'Duendecitos', he later added more short...

Simon Holt's 1985 composition, Tauromaquia is named after a series of etchings by Goya, all of which are studies of the art of bullfighting. This piece for Piano solo was commissioned by Ian Brown, wh...

Composer's Note YTA is Swedish for 'surface'; my series of three YTA's - YTA 1 (alto flute), YTA 2 (Piano), YTA 3 (Cello)- were written with particular performers/friends in mind, and in each piece I...

These seven pieces can be performed as a complete work, as they appear in the score. They can also be performed as free-standing pieces. Total duration 20 minutes. These seven piano pieces were writte...

Two pieces for piano commissioned by Hungarian Radio on the occasion of the Bela Bartok celebration.

For this centenary publication, Professor Peter Dickinson, who knew Berkeley and his work for many years, has brought together for the first time the complete solo piano output, including hitherto unp...

Immerse yourself in the captivating soundscapes of the northern skies: With "Northern Lights", Chester Music presents an extraordinary piece for solo piano, originally commissioned by the renowned Ass...

Written for solo piano. This work was commissioned by the English Chamber Orchestra and Music Society.

Celebrated film/TV composer Debbie Wiseman has written the music for the animated films made of three of the stories, first shown on Channel 4 in 2003: The Nightingale And The Rose, The Selfish Giant...

A sourcebook for teachers, full of ideas for Primary music lessons. Contains songs, dances, action poems and more. Includes standard notation and chord symbols, with lyrics where appropriate.

Children of Light' is a set of twenty piano pieces composed for children to perform. The theme of 'Children of Light' is wild animals in danger, and environmental problems; each of the animals named i...

A collection of solo Piano arrangements of the pieces from Once Around The Sun, Joby Talbot's musical journey through one year. Jointly commissioned by Classic FM and The PRS Foundation For New Music,...

Released in 2005, the album Once Around The Sun is the outcome of Joby Talbot's residency with Classic FM. During his year in residence, Talbot composed a new piece of music each month, scoredfor up...