{"title":"Sheet music composed by Brian Elias (1948-)","description":"Brian Elias (1948-) is a composer from United Kingdom. Read more on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Elias\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e.","products":[{"product_id":"spectrum-abrsm","title":"Spectrum","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Anthony Payne (1936-), Roger Redgate (1958-), Jeremy Dale Roberts (1934-2017), \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/edwin-roxburgh\"\u003eEdwin Roxburgh (1937-)\u003c\/a\u003e, Timothy Salter (1942-), David Sawyer (1960-), \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/howard-skempton\"\u003eHoward Skempton (1947-)\u003c\/a\u003e, Andrew Toovey (1962-), \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/eleanor-alberga\"\u003eEleanor Alberga (1949-)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/david-bedford\"\u003eDavid Bedford (1937-2011)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/diana-burrell\"\u003eDiana Burrell (1948-)\u003c\/a\u003e, Philip Cashian (1963-), \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/brian-elias\"\u003eBrian Elias (1948-)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/michael-finnissy\"\u003eMichael Finnissy (1946-)\u003c\/a\u003e, Graham Fitkin (1963-), Michael Zev Gordon (1963-), \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/jonathan-harvey\"\u003eJonathan Harvey (1939-2012)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/alun-hoddinott\"\u003eAlun Hoddinott (1929-2008)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/collections\/gabriel-jackson\"\u003eGabriel Jackson (1962-)\u003c\/a\u003e, Stephen Montague (1943-)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thalia Myers (1945-)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9781854728715\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.0\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 71\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contemporary equivalent of the Beethoven bagatelle is in short supply. Large-scale, challenging works continue to flow unabated into the solo piano repertoire, as do volumes of excellent educational music. Short pieces, however, that are uncomprimising in substance and style without making virtuoso demands on the player have become increasingly scarce. Hence, \u003cem\u003eSpectrum\u003c\/em\u003e , twenty pieces by British composers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlberga: If the Silver Bird could speak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD. Bedford: Toccata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurrell: Constellations I and II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCashian: Landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElias: Moto Perpetuo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinnissy: Yvaropera 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitkin: SAZZ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM.Z. Gordon: Far Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ. Harvey: ff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoddinott: Dark March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eG. 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Includes parts for both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was at the request of John- Edward Kelly that Brian Elias first decide to write a work for saxophone and piano. ‘Pythikos Nomos' (Pyhton'sLaw)is an ancient Greek musical form, invented by Sakadas in 586 BC for the Pythian games to describe the battle between Apollo and the monster on the slopes of Parnassus. It is reputedly the first known genre ofprogrammemusic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian Elias decided that the characteristic sounds of the saxophone would be well suited to ancient Greek rhythms, and was interested in the implications of this form as an early sonata shape. According tolegend, Apollofought and defeated the monster on the site, which came to be called Delphi. He returned to Delphi in triumph after a period of purification escorted by priests singing hymns of praise. Several versions of theinstrumental formexist following the general storyline. Brian chose to base his piece around six sections: (i) Peira (introduction), (ii) Kataleusmos (Apollo incites the monster to battle), (iii) Imabikon (the battle), (iv)Spondeion (hymn ofvictory), (v) Katachoreusis (victory dance) (vi) Syrinxes (the last breaths of the dying monster). The central hymn of victory incorporates a quote from the first Delphic Hym, a surviving fragment of ancientGreek music. Thiswork was written for John-Edward Kelly and Bob J.W.Versteegh, who gave the first performance on 1st July 1988 at the Wigmore Hall, London. Duration c.10 minutes. 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