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A short dramatic piece for horn and piano approximately grade 6 to 7 standard. Written following a day trip to Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. Inspired by billowing cumulus clouds often seen in the English countryside on a hot summers day. The piece ends with an optional top C.
Piece Description
A short dramatic piece for horn and piano approximately grade 6 to 7 standard. Written following a day trip to Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. Inspired by billowing cumulus clouds often seen in the English countryside on a hot summers day. The piece ends with an optional top C.
Review: “This melodic recital piece features long, broad phrases dotted with wispy conversational passages. For studios and schools.” – New Issues, February 1995
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Biography
Biography
Broadbent, Nigel
Nigel was born in 1952 in Newent, Gloucestershire. He studied the violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London and has been a member of the London Symphony Orchestra since 1979. Nigel, along with Marjorie Dunn, founded Broadbent & Dunn Limited in 1990.
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