Art Music

Cat the Story Teller (Kiriusha’s Lullaby)

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  This piece can be associated with the imagery from Alexander Pushkin’s intro to his fairy poem Ruslan and Ludmila, where the magical Cat the Story Teller walks on the golden chain on an oak tree. The main theme (the pan flute’s ostinato) was once improvised by Alla’s younger son Kirill when he was 5 or 6 years old. Years later Alla turned it into a piece. – Pan flute, strings, muted trumpet, harp, kalimbell, percussion, drums, electronic sweep  //  Length 3:44, 69 bpm, 4/4

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Summer Nights by the Southern Sea

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 Blue tag = for a demonstration only; not for sale.  One more symphonic piece; this is the 2nd movement from the Suite for Oboe and Orchestra. The mysterious feel and relaxed flow of this music, the rhythmic elements of the bolero, the sound of castanets, and mid-eastern intonations remind of hot summer nights somewhere near Spain.  –  Symphony orchestra, oboe    //    Length 2:55, 82 bpm, 4/4

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Habanera for Oboe and Orchestra

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 Blue tag = for a demonstration only; not for sale.  It may feel like a windy, cloudy evening, turning into a rainy thunderstorm. The music is emotional, yet it gives you a hidden feeling of comfort and enjoyment.  –  Symphony orchestra, oboe, flute (orchestra stage layout by E.Dohnanyi)   //  Length 3:33,   120 bpm,   4/4

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Allegretto (Singing Frogs – two- piano version)

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This is originally a piece from A.Lowery’s printed collection “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. There are 2 variants of the piece:  1) the humorous electronic version (Singing Frogs), 2) and this one – for two pianos. The piano version has a faster tempo, but somehow in an unhurried, measured pace, and it has a different flavor to it. It is also playful and happy, but not as comical and grotesque, as its electronic counterpart. 

 Piano duo   //   Length  1:07,   178 bpm,   4/4

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A la Celtic

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This is a piece composed in imitation of the style of old music from the British Islands. It consists of 2 parts:  1) a moderately-moving 1st, reminding of an old ballade 2) and a faster, more “dancy” second part at 2:10. (The tempo signatures may seen confusing, but while listening you will discover that the description of the feel is correct). The parts can exist as separate cues.   Harp, oboe, English horn, flute piccolo, tambourine      

Length 3:08,   1 part -63 bpm, 6/8;   2 part – 114 bpm, 2/4

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Tango

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This is originally a piece from A.Lowery’s printed collection “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. This version is for two pianos; the tempo is medium-fast. It starts with an energetic verse-like part in a minor key, followed by a very bright and uplifting chorus-like part in a major key. – Piano duo   //   Length 1:33,   125 bpm,   4/4

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Romantic Valse

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This is originally a piece from A.Lowery’s printed collection “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. This version is for two pianos; it has the sense of romance and elegance to it, with its unhurried flow and the beautiful sound of two grand pianos.   –   

Piano duo  //  Length 1:15,  160 bpm,  3/4 (or 53 bpm, if to consider it as  3/8) 

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Polish Valse

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This is originally ​a piece from A.Lowery’s printed collection “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. This version is for two pianos; it has the sense of romance and elegance to it, imitating typical melodic intonations of Polish folk music.  –  Length 1:09,  176 bpm,  3/4  (or 58 bpm,  if to consider it as 3/8)

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Marching Pianos

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This is a piece from my printed collection of pieces “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools accompanists (the “Coda”). This version is for two pianos; the character is very lively and upbeat. In the middle part you’ll find 2 very short “quotations”, a reference to two iconic American melodies – “I Wish I Was in Dixie” by Dan Emmett and  “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by J.F.Sousa – as a brief wink to the tradition. 🙂    –    Piano duo   //           Length 1:17,  132 bpm,  4/4

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Brilliant Valse

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This is one of the pieces from A.Lowery’s printed collection of classical ballet exercises “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. This version is for two pianos; the mood of the piece is very happy and inspiring to dance.  

Piano duo  //  Length  1:15,  72 bpm 3/8  (or 206 bpm, if to consider it as  3/4)

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