Nocturne for 21 Pianos

Performing score
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-337574-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Sonstiges, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 10 g

An ethereal and enchanting reworking of Chopin's 21 Nocturnes written for 21 pianos, designed to be performed by amateur or professional musicians.
Each pianist plays from the same score; 21 copies are needed to present a performance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Causton, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Tasteninstrumente
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik Geschichte der Musik: Klassische Musik des 20./21. Jahrhunderts

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Causton was born in London and studied at the University of York, the Royal College of Music and the Scuola Civica in Milan. He has worked with world renowned performers such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, London Sinfonietta, and the Nash Ensemble. He has been the recipient of several awards, including First Prize in the International Nuove Sincronie
competition, the Mendelssohn Scholarship and a 2004 British Composer Award in the Best Instrumental Work category for Seven States of Rain. He was founder of the Royal College of Music Gamelan Programme and held the Fellow Commonership in the Creative Arts at Trinity College,
Cambridge.