This volume is an eclectic mix of short works composed over a number of years. Butler's idiomatic writing for the piano is instantly appealing and captures a wide variety of moods.
His musical language is at times playful, humorous, and parodic, with characterful melodic gestures and jaunty rhythms; at others it is serene and lyrical.
This is a collection for those seeking new, interesting contemporary repertoire that is rewarding and hugely enjoyable to play.
Small Change (Vamp, Small Change, Variations for JW, Clochettes, Cora's Greeting, Three Little Folk Games, Just Another Minute Waltz, Lied)
Nathaniel's Mobile
Lucifer's Banjo
Variation
After Concord
Martin Butler was born in Romsey, England, in 1960 and studied at the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music. In 1983 he received a Fulbright Award for study at Princeton University, USA, where he was resident until 1987. From 1998-1999 Martin was Composer-in-Residence at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in the United States. He is currently Professor of Music at the University of Sussex. Butler's works are widely performed and broadcast both in the UK and abroad.
48 pages | 311x232mm