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The piano writing is clean and clear with no wasted notes […] this work is full of idiomatic piano writing. | ||
—David Jennings, MusicWeb International (August 2020) |
All in all, this is a richly rewarding cycle. The music is resourceful, often moving and never bland; this is a remarkable piece which demands to be commercially recorded at the earliest opportunity. | ||
—David Jennings, MusicWeb International (August 2020) |
In a lavishly presented FULL COLOUR edition, Gallery is a fascinating collection of piano miniatures by Gary Higginson, whose idea was to write a piece as a foil to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The difference with Gallery is that the images are so diverse that they would never be seen together in one place.
The work is a series of eleven exhibits interspersed, like Mussorgsky’s Pictures, by four Intradas, which act as occasional promenades around the gallery, plus a concluding Exit movement.
Each exhibition piece in the publication is accompanied by its related full-colour artwork, and the inspiration behind the music should therefore be readily apparent. Not only are the illustrations contrasting but the individual pieces are also very eclectic in style, ranging from jazz to minimalism to twelve-tone writing.
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Composer | Title | Grade | Forces | Total duration | |||
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Gary Higginson | (Play all with spoken introductions)Gallery Piano Pieces Evoking a Visit to an Imaginary Exhibition for solo piano | 6 to 8 | Piano | 26½ mins | |||
# | Composer | Movement | Forces | Duration | |||
1 | Gary Higginson | Opening Intrada I – Entrance | Piano | 1 minute | |||
2 | Annunciation | 2¼ mins | |||||
3 | The Wrong Kind of Fugue | 1½ mins | |||||
4 | Intrada II | ½ minute | |||||
5 | A Still, Small Voice | 1¾ mins | |||||
6 | A Moody Stomp | 2¼ mins | |||||
7 | Painted Lady An exercise in bitonality | 2¼ mins | |||||
8 | Intrada III | 1 minute | |||||
9 | The World of the Cavalier | 1½ mins | |||||
10 | Andalucían Love Song | 2½ mins | |||||
11 | Miniature Theme and Variations | 2¼ mins | |||||
12 | Intrada IV | ¾ minute | |||||
13 | Solstice | 2 mins | |||||
14 | Le Jardin de Paris | 1¼ mins | |||||
15 | Spring Flowers | 2½ mins | |||||
16 | Exit | 1¼ mins | |||||
Performed by the composer: Gary Higginson, Piano
Catalogue code: FM223 • Published: 1st July 2020
Entry last updated: 1st July 2020