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Michael Parsons
Piano Music 1977-1996
Album UK 1998 on Experimental Music Catalogue label
Classical (Contemporary)
"Fourths and Fifths" (1977) is dedicated to Jeffrey Steele. "Bagatelle" (1983) is dedicated to Howard Skempton (for whom it was originally written as a solo accordion piece). "Fourths and Fifths" (1982) is dedicated to John White. "In Praise of Uist" (Moladh Uibhist), "Oran Fogarraich" (Song of Exile), "Tha Mo Dhuil" (I hope to return), "Fall O Ro" (Sailing Song) are arrangements of traditional melodies from the Western Isles of Scotland (original melodies in Margaret Fay Shaw: "Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist" (Oxford University Press, 1973), Nos. 1, 5, 9, 10). "Kalamatianos" is an arrangement of a traditional Greek dance-melody. "Skopelos 1-4" is a set of pieces freely based on melodies of Greek folksongs from the island of Skopelos (originals in Ellen Fyre: "The Marble Threshing Floor - A Collection of Greek Folksongs" (American Folklore Society, 1973), Nos. 58, 59, 62, 64). "Tryptych", "Fourth Bagatelle", "Four Oblique Pieces" were written for and are dedicated to John Tilbury. "Jive" was written for Ian Price and is dedicated to Michael Finnissy. "Jive 2" is dedicated to Sophie Hampshire. Recorded at Gateway Studio, Kingston Hill Centre, Surrey KT2 7LB 8 November 1997 and 28 August 1998. © & ℗ 1998 All rights reserved
Musicians
 | Michael Parsons perc, vn, *1938 GB arranged by, design, cover, piano, steinway, written by, album by |
Producers
| Steve Lowe engineer, recording |
| Jason Edge producer |
Composers
| Michael Parsons |
| Traditional |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourths And Fifths (1977) | Michael Parsons | 6:40 | |
| 2 | Bagatelle (1983) | Michael Parsons | 2:34 | |
| 3 | Fourths And Fifths (1982) | Michael Parsons | 2:31 | |
| 4 | In Praise Of Uist (1992) [First Version] | Michael Parsons | 1:47 | |
| 5 | In Praise Of Uist (1992) [Second Version] | Michael Parsons | 2:58 | |
| 6 | Oran Fogarraich (1992) | Michael Parsons | 1:50 | |
| 7 | Tha Mo Dhuil (1993) | Michael Parsons | 2:23 | |
| 8 | Fail O Ro (1993) | Michael Parsons | 2:11 | |
| 9 | Kalamatianos (1990) | Michael Parsons | 1:52 | |
| 10 | Skopelos No. 1 (1992) | Michael Parsons | 3:51 | |
| 11 | Skopelos No. 2 (1992) | Michael Parsons | 1:05 | |
| 12 | Skopelos No. 3 (1992) | Michael Parsons | 2:43 | |
| 13 | Skopelos No. 4 (1992) | Michael Parsons | 2:32 | |
| 14 | Triptych (1993) | Michael Parsons | 8:21 | |
| 15 | Fourth Bagatelle (1996) | Michael Parsons | 1:46 | |
| 16 | Four Oblique Pieces (1996) | Michael Parsons | ||
| 17 | No. 1 | Michael Parsons | 1:11 | |
| 18 | No. 2 | Michael Parsons | 1:18 | |
| 19 | No. 3 | Michael Parsons | 1:29 | |
| 20 | No. 4 | Michael Parsons | 1:42 | |
| 21 | - | Michael Parsons | ||
| 22 | Jive (1996) | Michael Parsons | 2:58 | |
| 23 | Jive 2 (1996) | Michael Parsons | 3:34 |
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