“The piano is at the heart of so many of my compositions, especially songs. I love the goofy-playing element in song writing which probably reflects the fact that I am a self-taught pianist despite various attempts during my youth by ‘the should brigade’ to teach me properly”
Frances Gill.
Piano writing by Frances Gill
2022 | Piano written for Let the Light in (scored for lead vocal with piano and strings) PART AVAILABLE
– Let the Light in is a digital single by Stephen Donald with Frances Flute the Bellows Mender.
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2019 | Piano arranged for Blue Fields (scored for Youth Choir in three parts, and piano) PART AVAILABLE
– Blue Fields is an arrangement of the song called Tractor (Edwards & Gill 2010).
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2015 | Improvised piano composition for A Door at Sandby borg PART AVAILABLE
– A Door at Sandby borg is a photographic series by Frances Gill and Helle Kvamme, documenting a performance by Helle Kvamme and Ludvig Papmehl-Dufay at Sandby borg, around a door placed on the threshold of Iron-Age house 40. Published on the YouTube channel called ‘Magnus Gudmundsson’.
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2008 - 2011 | Piano written for: - Tractor; The Willow Tree; Waterfall at The End Of The World; The Carpenter (scored for alto voice and piano) PARTS AVAIALABLE
– Tractor; The Willow Tree; Waterfall at The End Of The World; The Carpenter, are songs in a series by Stephen Edwards (text) & Frances Gill (music).
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2005 | Piano written for The Battle of Stamford Bridge: The Musical (scored for children’s voices, with piano, bass, percussion, strings and flute accompaniment) PART AVAILABLE
– The Battle of Stamford Bridge: The Musical is a composition comprising 12 songs plus Overture and Battle music.
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1988 - 1989 | Brenhollat Circus (for piano) SCORE AVAIALABLE
– piano composition, originally performed by Paul Feehan for a recording produced in Huddersfield (UK).
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2000 | Piano written for Hold on me (scored for alto voice and piano) PART AVAIALABLE
– song by Stephen Edwards (text) & Frances Gill (music).
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1998 | Piano written for Affection transfer (scored for alto voice, with keyboard, bass guitar, guitar, maracas, flute, and backing vocals) PARTS AVAILABLE
– Affection transfer is one of Fran’s songs.
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1988 - 1989 | Piano written for Pains of Pendance (scored for alto voice, piano, violin and cello) PART AVAILABLE
– Pains of Pendance is one of Fran’s songs.
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1988 - 1989 | Piano written for Sweet Lovelies (scored for 5 altos, piano, trombone, and two clarinets) PART AVAILABLE
– Sweet Lovelies is one of Fran’s songs.
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1985 - 1986 | Piano written for: - Eustacia (scored for tenor voice, piano, and trombone); When I woke up; and Sometimes (scored for tenor voice and piano) PARTS AVAIALABLE
– Eustacia; When I woke up; and Sometimes, are three songs in a series by Fran.
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