tracks

Antiques: I. Vivace
Antiques: II. Largo Molto
Antiques: III. Vivo
Antiques: IV. Moderato
Antiques: V. Grave
Antiques: VI. Allegro ma non troppo
Toccata
A Song About Time
Winter Ballad
Songs Without Words, Set No. 1: I. Melodie
Songs Without Words, Set No. 1: II. Rain Day
Songs Without Words, Set No. 1: III. Chickadee
Songs Without Words, Set No. 1: IV. Sunrise in the Adirondacks
Songs Without Words, Set No. 1: V. Brooklyn Hoe-Down
Songs Without Words, Set No. 2: I. Preludette
Songs Without Words, Set No. 2: II. Promenade
Songs Without Words, Set No. 2: III. Puzzle
Songs Without Words, Set No. 2: IV. Reverie
Songs Without Words, Set No. 2: V. Irrepressible
Two Wedding Pieces: I. Love Song
Two Wedding Pieces: II. They're Getting Married

notes

Matthew Quayle's varied and eclectic compositional output ranges from concert orchestral works to cabaret songs. His music has been performed by the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Avalon String Quartet, Arditti String Quartet and eighth blackbird, among many other distinguished new music ensembles. Quayle is on the faculty at NYU Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. He is a graduate of Oberlin, the University of Cincinnati and the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science. The 21 short pieces in this collection were written in a span of just over a decade, from 2002 to 2013. Together they amount to an homage to the joys of the piano miniature: the type of unassuming little piece that one can play through countless times, until it feels like an old friend.

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