Michael Blake
SUITE DOLLY for piano duet
Bardic Edition BDE1433
1. Dolly Walking in la foret
2. Dolly Dreaming (of flying to the moon)
3. Deux lits Sleeping
4. Dolly Gathering Intelligence
Dogs have featured in many composers’ lives: Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Elgar, to name a few, and in some cases have been immortalised in their music (notably Elgar’s 11th Enigma Variation).
The four miniatures that make up this suite were inspired by our Breton spaniel Dolly, and by the composer of an earlier Dolly Suite, also for piano duet. Faure’s Second Piano Quartet, String Quartet, Piano Trio, and of course his Dolly Suite are the sources of the material, and there is indirect reference to the piano duet Souvenirs de Bayreuth (which he co-composed with Andre Messager). Michael Blake, June 2021
Duration 7 minutes
2. Dolly Dreaming (of flying to the moon)
3. Deux lits Sleeping
4. Dolly Gathering Intelligence
Dogs have featured in many composers’ lives: Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Elgar, to name a few, and in some cases have been immortalised in their music (notably Elgar’s 11th Enigma Variation).
The four miniatures that make up this suite were inspired by our Breton spaniel Dolly, and by the composer of an earlier Dolly Suite, also for piano duet. Faure’s Second Piano Quartet, String Quartet, Piano Trio, and of course his Dolly Suite are the sources of the material, and there is indirect reference to the piano duet Souvenirs de Bayreuth (which he co-composed with Andre Messager). Michael Blake, June 2021
Duration 7 minutes
