Christopher Norton: Eastern Preludes: 2 - Bahay Kubo

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Channel: PSearPianist · 2018 · Music

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Phillip Sear plays a 2015 arrangement of a traditional Philippine melody by the New Zealand-born  composer Christopher Norton (1953- ).  
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Christopher Norton was born in New Zealand and studied there as a composer and pianist before coming to the UK in 1977.  He is probably best-known for his 'Microjazz' collection of educational music for many instruments, which is now the best-selling music series for his publisher Boosey & Hawkes.  For a detailed biography, see: https://tinyurl.com/yd8zoja5 .  The Eastern Preludes comprse 14 arrangements of traditional tunes from various Asian countries.  Per the notes to the score, this piece is based on a children's song about a nipa hut (a nipa being a sort of palm tree) and the words describe the foods traditionally grown in the soil surrounding such a hut.  My thumbnail shows a picture of an old nipa hut from https://tinyurl.com/yc7xqklb .
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