by Eileen Gilligan | Jun 23, 2023 | Pieces
The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens Eileen Gilligan and Alex Raineri -The Swan The Swan is number 48 in the Tone Development Through Interpretation book by Moyse and a must to play and work on. There are quite a few things to think about and I may have some suggestions...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jun 23, 2023 | Pieces
D’Amore si Muore by Ennio Morricone D’Amore si Muore. Ennio Morricone – Eileen Gilligan and Alex Raineri There are many reasons why I chose this. It is an excellent way to practice words, expression and phrasing. In this case variations on...
by Eileen Gilligan | Mar 5, 2023 | Pieces
Pan Joueurs de Flute by Albert Roussel Each of the Joueurs de Flute has a mythological theme and the God Pan is this one. Pan was half man and half goat. He wasn’t the most handsome of creatures and was the God of nature. He had a penchant for chasing the nymphs...
by Eileen Gilligan | Mar 5, 2023 | Pieces
La Plus que Lente by Claude Debussy La Plus que Lente (the more than slow) waltz by Claude Debussy was written in 1910 after his Preludes book 1. It was originally written for piano but has over the years has been adapted to many instruments and in different keys and...
by Eileen Gilligan | Mar 5, 2023 | Pieces
Hommage a Edith Piaf by Francis Poulenc The Improvisations are fifteen short works for piano, none lasting more than three and a half minutes, and most not even half that length.But just as historical perspective has recognized the startling originality of Poulenc’s...
by Eileen Gilligan | Mar 5, 2023 | Pieces
Bolero by Maurice Revel Before he left for a triumphant tour of North America in January 1928, Maurice Ravel had agreed to write a Spanish-flavoured ballet score for his friend, the Russian dancer and actress Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960). The idea was to create an...
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