Instrumental Duet,Piano Instrumental Duet,Marimba,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1043957

By Eleonor Sandresky. By Eleonor Sandresky. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary. Score and parts. 22 pages. Varsa Publishing #648659. Published by Varsa Publishing (A0.1043957).

Duo for Marimba and Piano was composed in 1988 and was premiered that year at the North Carolina Composers' Symposium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by Eric LeCain and the composer. A very early piece in Ms Sandresky's oeuvre, the piece has a distinctly minimalist feel that reflects her influences of the time. The piece was revised in 1992 to include an optional video component so that half of the duo was prerecorded and presented with the TV monitor in front of the piano where the soloist would normally be. This version was premiered at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art on a concert of Ms. Sandresky's compositions. It has since had the life it was originally intended, as a bravura concert piece for marimba and piano and has been performed in Australia and Poland, as well as the US.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1043401

By Eleonor Sandresky. By Eleonor Sandresky. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 17 pages. Varsa Publishing #648077. Published by Varsa Publishing (A0.1043401).

The inspiration for this piece has been the year 2020 itself. So many unusual circumnstances to take in and somehow navigate as individuals, a society and a people. The title refers to the end of the year, we are closing this chapter. It is in fact December 18th, 2020 as I write this. The instability and desire for certainty in the piece are very much intended. It is an emotional and searching work that hopefully captures what I, at least, have been feeling for much of the year of loss and reinvention. That my mother commissioned this piece is a tribute to her belief in me, her desire to support me as an artist, her need for something to work on as a pianist and her curiosity. The subtitle, Mom's notes is a shared secret between us.