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Russian Scenes are pictures of the old Russia my forbears would have known. The melodies are simple and folk-like, the middle movement being a lament, something which the possession of Russian blood e...

'Mermaids and Muses' is the generic term for my closest friends and colleagues: those whose talent, beauty and friendship are a source of continual joy and inspiration to me. One such is Hispano-Frenc...

A Flirtation of Flutes (scored for three flutes plus alto flute) is a jazzy, fun work written as an antidote to all that beautiful, florid and impressionistic French flute music that I love! Flirtatio...

It started very modestly; years ago I composed a few pieces for two violins for students at Trinity College of Music in London. They enjoyed playing them and because my duets were very well received,...

Paul Lewis writes 'The two Sentimental Songs were originally written for bassoon and piano following lunches in the beautiful cathedral city of Chichester with the original dedicatee, bassoonist Aliso...

Written in 2002-4, The Grand Design Quartet is dedicated to Paul and Charlotte Houlton by way of thanks for a holiday in France. The title takes its name from their Graphic Design company in Croydon....

The theme on which 'In Retrospect' is based comes from a work written in my teens and first performed in the early 1940s by the strings of Cape Town Municipal Orchestra. Since both my children have gr...

As in my earlier Miniature String Quartets the objective has been to write music that stems from the kinds of passage-work that will be familiar to players of an intermediate technical standard. This...

The Meditation is remotely based on an old Czech chorale. This chorale is a prayer to the national patron saint, Wenceslas. This ancient hymn has no connection with the well-known English carol 'Good...

The Three Pieces are Impromptu, Legende and Rondello. Antonin Tucapsky is a Czech born composer who lives and works in London. In 1975 he was appointed Professor of Composition at Trinity College of M...

On May 30th 2004, a few days after completing my Concerto Burlesco for bassoon and small orchestra, I attended a concert given by bassoonist Alison Woodward, known to her friends as 'Poppy'. The ensui...

Antonin Tucapsky is a Czech born composer who lives and works in London. In 1975 he was appointed Professor of Composition at Trinity College of Music, London and held this position for 21 years until...

The two sentimental songs hark back in style to the palm court music played in seaside hotels in days gone by. Paul Lewis writes 'The bassoon is for me primarily an instrument of poetry and passion, a...