Paul Lewis
TWO SOLILOQUIES for harp
Goodmusic GM252
Two rhapsodic and improvisatory pieces composed in 1997 for harpist Elizabeth Jane Baldry and revised for publication in 2018.
The second makes use of two three-note motifs representing the initials of dedicatee and composer. Using an extended musical alphabet in which J equals the note C and R is the note D, EJB becomes ECB, the defining notes of a C major seventh chord, and PRL its near mirror image, BDE.
Duration 8½ minutes
Also available in a version for Flute (or Violin), Viola and Harp (GM255)
The second makes use of two three-note motifs representing the initials of dedicatee and composer. Using an extended musical alphabet in which J equals the note C and R is the note D, EJB becomes ECB, the defining notes of a C major seventh chord, and PRL its near mirror image, BDE.
Duration 8½ minutes
Also available in a version for Flute (or Violin), Viola and Harp (GM255)