Sirvirus & Co (Finlay McAuliffe, Kass)

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Misc. Notes Solos 1-3 were recorded at Radio NZ House, Wellington, New Zealand in 1980. Tracks 4-5 are synthesized mp3s.
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Work Title Sirvirus & Co 5 Piano Solos
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Composer Finlay McAuliffe, Kass
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IKF 44
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1972
First Performance. 1981
First Publication. 2007
Average DurationAvg. Duration 7 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation piano
External Links ISMN: 979-0-9022624-1-5
Extra Information As these solos depict the adventures of an imaginary gnome called Sirvirus, it seemed appropriate to use non-normal key signatures / scales. Hence, this set of 5 short piano solos is based on experimenting with not using the default setting of matching key signatures in both hands. Instead, the solos use ‘scales’ comprising of a limited range of notes in each hand, one hand black notes, one hand white notes, mainly in the treble, with the aim of being odd, but also avoiding atonality.