These five short ‘postcards from Sicily’ were written at the request of the German pianist, Gertrud Firnkees. ‘Following a holiday in Taormina’, the composer writes, ‘I attempted to capture some of the warmth and colour of Sicily in musical miniatures.
‘Forgotten Worlds’, the composer writes, ‘was originally written in a version for speaker, flute, cello and piano as part of a set using texts by the Galway-based poet, Moya Cannon.
These ensemble pieces are intended for classroom use, hence the variable instrumentation which may be played by any combination of classroom or orchestral instruments.
These ensemble pieces are intended for classroom use, hence the variable instrumentation which may be played by any combination of classroom or orchestral instruments.
Raymond Deane’s Seachanges (with Danse Macabre) is the first work in his Macabre Trilogy. Together with Catacombs (1994) and Marche Oubliée (1996), the three pieces deal lightheartedly with the theme of death.
