Christmas Song I know it is a bit premature but I have just revamped this piece. Originally done for a primary string group concert with words sung by the pupils and parents, to great effect. Enjoy
Small Canon 20 for Brass
Here is Small Canon 20 by Jim Tribble, the last of the current batch of Canons. It is available in string, brass and wind version. All of which can be heard on my website www.thewrittennote.co.uk available free to download and try out. Let me know how you get on. These Canons are just one example […]
Summer Chords for Liff Primary
This piece was written for Pupils at Liff Primary, as you may have guessed, and at the time I had a full complement of strings. To this I added me on a violin with a wee tune. I wrote this version and used a simpler version for the Auchterhouse Primary. It is suitable for players […]
Small Piece 65 in the Dreel Halls
This piece was started in the midsummer concert in the Dreel Halls Anstruther, hence the title. The pictures just give a general background to the piece, they also tell a wee story of the event plus finishing the piece in my favourite drinking hole. The Dreel Tavern. The piece is recorded from the computer but […]
Tuba Sonata mvt 1
This is the first movement of my Tuba Sonata. I have been reworking it for the last few months and think that it is ok. (not for me to judge). The music is available to download for free at my website www.thewrittennote.co.uk I hope you enjoy it. It was written for a talented Tuba player […]
Variations on Small Piece 7 – an essay
I wrote the first version of Small Piece 7, around 1990. It had no 4 bar introduction and was a short A B waltz. The main basis for the piece was (ie what kicked it off), was my interest in Major Minor chord switches. In bar 5, which was originally the first bar of the […]
Colours of the Forth Silver (3rd Movement)
To finish these 3 movements I thought it appropriate to have a little jig. Here is the third movement of my Harp Quartet. As before I played with the juxtaposition of keys in the four harps and just as before, this piece will come alive if played on 4 harps. The tune is designed to […]
Colours of the forth blue (2nd movement)
This is the second movement of a harp Quartet, that I wrote in 2011. (the picture is by Adam Wilson http://www.flickr.com/people/adamwilson/) The piece is for 4 lever harps arranged in a circle with the audience around them. This particular recording is sadly off the computer, and as such does not give you the 3D effect […]
Colours of the Forth White (1st Movement)
This is the first movement of my Harp Quartet suite for 4 lever harps. White refers to the local fogs which come off the sea during warmer weather and are known as the “haar”. As in the following movements I have taken care to create a 3D sound world throughout the piece, with the sound […]
Small Piece 10
This is another exercise in minimalism, I remember setting out to use as little material as possible. I also wanted to play with the expectations of the listener as well. It is recorded using binaural technique, so use headphones for best result. If you wish to play the piece yourself then please go to www.thewrittennote.co.uk […]