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Soliloquy was written for Laura Sheppard when she was a student at Trinity College of Music, and was an Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) exam piece, as well as having been a Trinity College of Music grade 7 exam piece between 1998 and 2006. For studios, schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Piece Description
Soliloquy was written for Laura Sheppard when she was a student at Trinity College of Music, and was an Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) exam piece, as well as having been a Trinity College of Music grade 7 exam piece between 1998 and 2006. For studios, schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Review: “Soliloquy is a miniature which has the horn playing a lovely lento melody alone and with a semplice piano accompaniment. This again would be a very good student piece, although it has a couple of top A’s and an optional two-bar top C.” – The Horn Call, November 1995
Review: “A singing soulful mood piece, excellent for recital or for teaching lyric style.” – New Issues, September 1994
Review: “Should be in the library of every horn student.” – The Horn, 1994
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Biography
Biography
Carr, Gordon
Gordon Carr was born in Matlock, Derbyshire in 1943 and educated at Dulwich College and the Royal Academy of Music where he studied the horn with Barry Tuckwell. He has enjoyed a varied freelance career, which encompassed playing with all the major London orchestras. As a session musician he played on the soundtrack of numerous films including 'The Boys from Brazil', 'The Spy who Loved Me' and 'Straw Dogs' and on the backing tracks of much pop music. As a soloist he appeared at the Wigmore Hall, on the South Bank and around the UK, Italy and Belgium. In his twenties he began to write music, and wrote several large scale works for the Locke Brass Consort whilst a member of this group. In all he has written in excess of 130 works. For thirty years he taught at The Centre for Young Musicians and throughout his career has coached and conducted on holiday music courses. Conducting engagements have been with The Locke Brass Consort, London Brass Consort, London Youth Symphonic Band, London Youth Chamber Orchestra, Royal Academy of Music Brass Ensemble, London College of Music Symphonic Band and the International Summer School Orchestra at Keele.
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This delightful piece, written for Laura Sheppard when a student at Trinity College London, is beautifully written for both horn and piano.
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