Margaret Brandman
Three Concert Pieces
for Piano
Original compositions & arrangements
Programme
Winter Piece — for Left Hand alone
Churinga — original concert work arranged for piano
Arioso — Jazz arrangement of Bach's Arioso
The composer's recordings of Winter Piece and Arioso are available on her SONORITIES CD. margaretbrandmanmusic.com.au
This meditative piece was written for solo piano to be played with Left Hand alone. The minor key effectively conveys the cool and dark feeling of a winter's day while interesting effects are achieved by cluster chords and modern harmonies.
The premier performance was in September 1995 at the Australian Piano Music Concert held at Sydney Town Hall and was performed by the composer Margaret Brandman.
Performance history — Dr Adrienne Wiley
The work has been performed many times by American pianist Dr Adrienne Wiley, Professor of Piano and Pedagogy, Central Michigan University, who has recently recorded the work, under the title WINTER. Watch recording
In September 2011 — I performed Winter Piece in the Staples Family Recital Hall (500 seat venue) School of Music Central Michigan University, USA
I played "Winter Piece" at the University of Illinois, School of Music, Smith Recital Hall USA. I also played it for a church-related event 2012 On September 17th
On May 9th, I played "Winter Piece" at a recital for the Omaha Music Teachers, Omaha, Nebraska. They loved it!
January 2011 — Albert Sassmann writes:
... piano music for the left hand alone. I am glad to inform you that finally my dissertation has been published by Musikverlag Schneider. It is the first monograph on this topic in German. Of course your Winter Piece is also mentioned. Thank you again for your cooperation. With kind regards, Albert Sassmann
"In der Beschränkung zeigt sich erst der Meister" — Technik und Ästhetik der Klaviermusik für die linke Hand allein ["It is in working within limits that the master reveals himself" — Technique and aesthetic of Piano music for the left hand alone]. Tutzing: Musikverlag Hans Schneider, 2010.
ISBN: 978 3 7952 1296 4 · schneider-musikbuch.de
Arioso by J.S.Bach. Jazz arrangement — a new sound accompanies the original beautiful melody.
A very contemporary work which begins dramatically and has a contrasting softer chordal section in the middle. This work has been arranged for classical accordion and a more recent version has been written for Stradella accordion. This version is available on request as a single sheet.
The piano version of Churinga has been set as a Grade Eight list piece for ANZCA examinations. It has also been published in the ANZCA Series 2 Classical Pianoforte book, Grade Eight.
"To whom it may concern, My name is Li Li and I'm playing Churinga, composed by Margaret Brandman, for my 2004 Higher School Certificate in music. Dr Brandman has given a great deal of her time to help me arrange this piece for the Piano Accordion (as it was originally a piece for Classical Accordion). I am pleased to say that I received full marks for playing this piece in my school exams."
Li Li, April 2004
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