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R.A. Moulds
A native Marylander currently residing in the Republic of Ireland, R.A. Moulds studied composition with William Presser at the University of Southern Mississippi. His early music exhibited an idiosyncratic, non-dogmatic post-tonal style, which was soon abandoned in favor of a more eclectic manner. Around 1992, his music made increasing use of tonal materials, not as pastiche or postmodern irony, but rather as acknowledgment of the continuing power of such music to have a complex, expressive effect on performers and audiences. These later works draw on a wide variety of other works—both from the history of music and Moulds's own—but are integrated within his own graceful, sophisticated sensibility.
Music for Solo Piano by R.A. Moulds
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| The fifth in the series Leyendas Místicas (Mystic Legends), this moody little tango-milonga fantasy was commissioned by the talented Brighton pianist, Johan de Cock, to be premiered at the 2016 Brighton Fringe Festival. The title refers to one of the most picturesque and moving places in Buenos Aires, the ‘City of the Dead,’ Cementario de […] More info & view score » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
for solo piano | 15'30" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A compelling set of tonal/modal piano miniatures meant to be played as a freely ordered group of pieces and encouraging the free interpretation of the pianist. More info & view score » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
for solo piano | 30' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A gallery of both real and imagined aural postcards in a largely neo-impressionist style, including pieces for contemplation, comic episodes, and bravura performances. I. Chrysanthèmes II. Chevraux III. Au Pic de Bugarach IV. Hirondelles au Crépuscule V. Kermesse Villageoise VI. Entr’acte These pieces may be performed as a set or individually, and the series will […] More info & view score » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
for solo piano | 5'17" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A melancholic ‘offering’ for the gifted London-based composer, pianist, and teacher, Phil Best, with a small twist hidden among the bouquets. More info & view score » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
for solo piano | 4'30" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A short fantasy inspired by the story of Beren and Lúthien Tinúviel from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Beren, lost and wandering in the Forest of Neldoreth, secretly observes Lúthien, ‘the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar,’ dancing in the glades of the forest, and is bound to her for life. More info & view score » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
for solo piano | 7' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| These small doodles, or ‘paper improvisations,’ if you will, began as just that—scribbles that went down in one sitting, without the usual planning devoted to so much of my preceding music for solo piano. As such, they probably sound much different from the Aquarelles or even the more ‘open’ Piano Set, and the player may […] More info & view score » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||