Trinity College Grade 6 Group B: Doloroso (2nd movt)
Bryan Kelly was born in Oxford in 1934 and studied at the R.C.M. and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. He was on the staff of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music then moved to the Royal College in London, where he taught Harmony, Counterpoint and Orchestration for twenty years. He has also lived and worked in the U.S.A., Egypt, Italy and France.
His musical output is copious and includes many works for orchestra, solo instruments and voices. He appears regularly as a solo pianist and is co-founder of the Zodiac Ensemble.
Bryan Kelly writes about his Sonatina for Cello: "Apart from the piano, the cello is my favourite instrument. I taught myself how to play it,…
Bryan Kelly writes about his Sonatina for Cello: “Apart from the piano, the cello is my favourite instrument. I taught myself how to play it, while still at school, then took lessons with John Snowdon when I was a student at the R.C.M. I had to give the cello up to concentrate on other things, but my love for the instrument lingered on and in the past few years, I have written works for two, four and eight cellos, so it seemed logical to write something for one, hence this Sonatina! The dedication is to Naomi Butterworth who has championed my cello music and given many performances of it”.
Currently set on the Trinity College Grade 6 Group B syllabus: Doloroso (2nd movt)
Previously Published by Spartan Press
Former catalogue number: SP1114