Piano Duets: 20th-Century British Composers arr. Michael Aston - Piano Duet (1 Piano 4 Hands)

Piano Duets: 20th-century British Composers
Compiled and edited by Michael Aston

Sample pages

• York Bowen: Serenade, Op.90, No.3
• Benjamin Britten: Playful Pizzicato, from Simple Symphony
• Benjamin Britten: Sentimental Saraband, from Simple Symphony
• Edward Gregson: Four Pictures, Nos. 3 and 4
• Constant Lambert: Trois pièces nègres, pour les touches blanches (Aubade; Siesta; Nocturne)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lake in the Mountains
• William Walton: Touch her soft lips and part, from Henry V
• William Walton: Popular Song, from Façade

An attractive and varied collection of 20th-century piano duets by British composers. The album includes a reprint of Lambert's classic and witty work, 'Trois piéces nègres, pour les touches blanches', as well as new arrangements of Walton's 'Popular Song' and Vaughan Williams's beautiful but little known 'The Lake in the Mountains'. This collection will be of interest to piano duettists everywhere and an ideal introduction to the medium for students.

• Interesting and varied collection
• Works by key 20th-century British composers, including OUP house composer
• Not too demanding technically; ideal for Grade 6-8 students
• Recital and teaching repertoire
• New playable arrangements of Walton's Popular Song and a Vaughan Williams piece