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04/08/2025

https://fortonmusic.co.uk/product/playaround-book-1-3/

Playaround are graded pieces written to encourage younger or less advanced players to perform. They have musical and melodic interest and are accessible to most beginners and graded in difficulty through the books. The pieces are diverse in style and will appeal to beginner and intermediate players of all ages.

01/08/2025

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This collection of pieces emphasises and explores pop, rock and swing rhythms and chord changes, while staying within the range and technical limitations of players from beginner to Grades 1 & 2. Keys have been kept simple––most in either C or A minor, and the piano accompaniments are clear and supportive to the solo player. Special attention should be paid to dynamic and articulation markings in all of these solos, as only when they are played properly do these simple compositions start to really speak.

8. Channelling Lee Loughnane Lee was (and still is, at the time of this writing) lead trumpeter for the long-lived American band, Chicago. In their early days they were a leading proponent of jazz rock music, and recorded several very successful albums. This piece uses some of the same rhythm and articulation patterns in the solo line, with some power chords in the piano part, allowing the soloist to really shine.

31/07/2025

https://fortonmusic.co.uk/product/philotimo-suite/

The term Philotimo is still used today. In its simplest form, the term means conscientiously honouring one’s responsibilities and duties, and not allowing one’s honour, dignity, and pride to be sullied. The three movements could easily be titled – Honour, Dignity and Pride. The first movement is a lively piece with plenty of overlapping and interweaving of parts of bold statements and answering phrases This is followed by a much more stately feel to the start of the second movement but this soon becomes more agitated in the second subject before the reprise. The final movement is full of prodding and finger poking with constant interruptions from other parts. Things soon smooth out as the troubled waters are calmed down by the pouring oil of descending triads from the upper instruments.

https://youtu.be/9zokIZBRAvk?si=6oZKv3aPHgmtY9qM This collection “Into The Mists of Avalon” was composed based on the fa...
29/07/2025

https://youtu.be/9zokIZBRAvk?si=6oZKv3aPHgmtY9qM

This collection “Into The Mists of Avalon” was composed based on the famous British Legend of the same name. The music style is divided into several genres – bellicose songs, Celtic ballads, contemporary compositions with mystic elements. Each song is named after a character and conveys his quality. A combination of archaic and futuristic elements in music creates a vivid picture, in which we can relive and enjoy this unique archaic Legend. In this edition, details of dynamics and articulation are editorial, and may be varied as the performer desires.

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28/07/2025

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These three pieces were the result of a deep conversation with a techno wizard. I came away completely at a loss except for Gygabytes, Mygabytes and Tyrabytes and then rapidly discovered that my understanding of the terminology was totally incorrect. Unfortunately my imagination was working overtime. The emerging compositions had adopted a life of their own. The titles had to stay. Challenging and full of PIANISTIC COMPLEX TECHNO.

25/07/2025

https://fortonmusic.co.uk/product/a-pianists-choice-book-3/

A series of pieces which highlight melody and have interesting titles. They encompass all grades and are written by a pianist and teacher with understanding of the technical requirements. Useful as extra pieces for performance.

24/07/2025

https://fortonmusic.co.uk/product/microlites/

These eight sound pictures are based on some of my memories and experiences. Each of the pieces has a story and an illustration to help you visualise the scene. Remember – they are all very different and require a variety of tone colours and dynamics to make them come to life. I have had fun composing them and trying them on my oboe, and I hope you will also have fun playing Microlites.
RN – March 1995

Tom’s Garden – Tom lives in Slindon in Sussex and he is often to be seen leaning on his gate watching the world go by. Behind him is his wonderful garden with rows and rows of vegetables and flowers. His garden shed is like a little castle overlooking the whole scene, and in summertime Tom will often sit in his deckchair, surveying the scene, while he claims to be working! The music is based on such a summer scene, with birds singing while Tom tends his garden.

https://youtu.be/xgFNqZvzYo0?si=E6QgW39MZcUvI31UThis collection is inspired by the folk music of the North American Indi...
23/07/2025

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This collection is inspired by the folk music of the North American Indians. Since ancient times folk songs have carried the archetypes of nationalities and have been the soul of the people. Folk songs with a crystal sharp motive (that is a hit in itself), and the modern compositional techniques can reveal it’s beauty. Simple pentatonic scales intertwined with elements of cakewalk and gospel harmonies, contrasting transitions and unexpected chord sequences depict the world of the mystical and wise people of North America….. In this edition, all details of articulation and dynamics are editorial, and may be varied as the performer wishes.

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22/07/2025

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Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was a Danish musician, now widely recognised as Denmark’s most prominent composer. He was brought up by poor yet musically talented parents; he demonstrated his musicality from an early age before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1884-1886. After a stint playing second violin in the Royal Danish Orchestra he returned to the Academy as a teacher, remaining there till his death. His career and personal life were both turbulent, particularly during his marriage to the sculptor Anne Marie Broderson. His early works show the influences of the Romantic composers such as Brahms and Grieg, but he soon developed his own style, diverging more and more from the standards of composition common at the time. He died of a heart attack in 1931, and is buried in Copenhagen.
These five short fugues seem to have been composed with no specific instruments in mind. They are presented in open score with very few tempo or articulation markings. Never the less, they show a remarkable insight into contrapuntal techniques, with use of stretto, inversion, augmentation etc. All three parts contribute equally to the music. In this edition, tempi and expressive markings are all editorial.

https://youtu.be/Qr3yvHPfF-M?si=Ae53JL06cdNpv92IThis collection “Into The Mists of Avalon” was composed based on the fam...
11/07/2025

https://youtu.be/Qr3yvHPfF-M?si=Ae53JL06cdNpv92I

This collection “Into The Mists of Avalon” was composed based on the famous British Legend of the same name. The music style is divided into several genres – bellicose songs, Celtic ballads, contemporary compositions with mystic elements. Each song is named after a character and conveys his quality. A combination of archaic and futuristic elements in music creates a vivid picture, in which we can relive and enjoy this unique archaic Legend. In this edition, details of dynamics and articulation are editorial, and may be varied as the performer desires.

https://fortonmusic.co.uk/product/into-the-mists-of-avalon-book-2/

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