Williams, Radio

Andrew Williams, Radio

For solo guitar.

This is a light, elegant, sophisticated piece in a style that owes something to Latin American guitar styles, ragtime, and mid-century popular music. It has a lively first melody followed by a more poignant slow central section, then a repeat of the first melody to a short coda. The harmony is constantly moving: it is a demanding piece and calls for some technique.

The composer explains the title "Radio" as follows: "I called it by that title because it seems to me to belong to a pre-digital age, and reminded me of something I might have heard as a kid slowly turning the tuning dial and picking up a nameless European radio station through the static."

• Product: Digital (PDF) or Print-on-demand
• Pages: 8 pages (three with music)
• Level: Intermediate, with essential fingerings
• Order Number: BE-220211
  
• ISMN 979-0-706824-22-2
  

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