Nyman On The Fiddle For Cel/Piano
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Cello, Piano

SKU: HU.CH61478

Composed by Michael Nyman. Strings, Repertoire, Solos. Nyman On The Fiddle for Cel/Pno. Softcover Book. 15 pages. Chester Music #CH61478. Published by Chester Music (HU.CH61478).

12 x 9 x 0.1 inches.

On The Fiddle consists of three pieces derived from scores to three Peter Greenaway films. The first piece Full Fathom Five , is a version of the Shakespeare song setting made for Prospero's Books (1990). The second Angelfish Decay , is an arrangement of an arrangement: the music for the speeded up time lapse decaying animal sequences in A Zed And Two Noughts (1985) was written for two violins and a harpsichord. This was subsequently 'reduced' to a violin solo for Zoo Caprices (1986). For On The Fiddle a piano part has been added. The final piece Miserere Paraphrase , was written for use in The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (1989), and is a transcription of Nyman's setting of the 'Miserere' text (Psalm 51) sung in the film by a boy soprano and mixed chorus. This version for cello and piano written in 1997. Duration c.15 mins.