The third in South African pianist and composer Kevin Volans's brilliant series of Piano miniatures, Progressively Prickly Piano Pieces is a collection of ingenious and witty practice pieces that are designed to be both fun and educational.With these sheet music practice books, accomplished composer Kevin Volans has managed to craft nine pieces that are really great fun to play, as well as being t…

Pint-Sized Piano Pieces is the first in a series of three books featuring fun and enjoyably challenging Piano miniatures composed by South African pianist and composer Kevin Volans.If you're tired of playing the same old exercises, the same old études or boring studies, this book of Pint-Sized Piano Pieces is for you. Whether you're after something challenging, something fun or even something funn…

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman a…

Par VOLANS KEVIN. Baobab is derived from the composer's cello concerto (1997) and much of the material is cast as a dialogue between voices of differing colour. Baobab is dedicated to Raaf Hekkema./ Répertoire / Saxophone

Par VOLANS KEVIN. Based on material from the South Africa-born composer?s 1997 Cello Concerto, this advanced-level solo piece creates the effect of two voices in dialogue. Its single movement is made up of a series of contrasting episodes in the manner of a set of variations and lasts around 10 minutes. This version of the piece was composed for violinist Darragh Morgan and first performed in 2021…

2 Pianos

SKU: HL.14035171

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Composed 1990. 18 pages. Chester Music #CH61211. Published by Chester Music (HL.14035171).

ISBN 9780711963214. 12.0x9.0x0.087 inches.

Cicada was commissioned for Double Edge…

Piano Accompaniment; Viola (Viola With Piano Accompaniment)

SKU: HL.284545

Viola and Piano Version. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Chester Music #CH84722 . Published by Chester Music (HL.284545).

ISBN 9781785582752. 9.0x12.0 …

(Chamber Ensemble)

SKU: HL.14063891

Composed by Kevin Volans. Ensemble. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Chester Music #CH81224. Published by Chester Music (HL.14063891).

String Quintet (Score & Parts)

SKU: HL.234461

String Quintet - Score and Parts. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Composed 2017. Chester Music #CH86383. Published by Chester Music (HL.234461).

UPC: 888680748265. 9.25x12 inches. Englis…

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14017538

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Post-1900. 26 pages. Chester Music #CH65065. Published by Chester Music (HL.14017538).

8.25x11.75x0.19 inches.

Commissioned jointly by the City Music Society and the Duke Quartet. Parts…

Playing Score

SKU: HL.370871

For Six Pianos Playing Score. Composed by Kevin Volans. Piano. Softcover. 44 pages. Chester Music #CH88190. Published by Chester Music (HL.370871).

ISBN 9781705147443. UPC: 840126994773. 9.0x12.0 inches.

Kneeling Dance is based …

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14035177

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 32 pages. Chester Music #CH61341. Published by Chester Music (HL.14035177).

ISBN 9780711979406. 8.25x11.75x0.142 inches.

Irish composer Kevin…

Unaccompanied Violin

SKU: HL.14043328

Solo Violin. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2014. 8 pages. Chester Music #CH74415. Published by Chester Music (HL.14043328).

9.0x12.0x0.101 inches.

Kevin Vola…

Score and Parts Marimba Quartet (Score & Parts)

SKU: HL.280403

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Chester Music #CH85690. Published by Chester Music (HL.280403).

9.5x14.0x0.412 inches. English.

Kevin Volans' Four Marimbas.

Cello; Piano Accompaniment (Cello Part And Piano Score)

SKU: HL.284546

Cello and Piano Version. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Chester Music #CH86372 . Published by Chester Music (HL.284546).

For Bob is arranged for Ce…

Composed by Kevin Volans. Instrumental. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Chester Music #CH74536-01. Published by Chester Music

(Strings)

SKU: HL.14063848

Composed by Kevin Volans. Instrumental. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Chester Music #CH78980-01. Published by Chester Music (HL.14063848).

Irish composer Kevin Volans' work has gained international acclaim over the years. Drawing on a combination of European and African compositional techniques, his music displays a unique charm. Volans' distinctive sound is heavily in demand, and since the mid-1980s his work has be…

String Quartet, Trumpet (Parts)

SKU: HL.14041730

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2011. Chester Music #CH7909001. Published by Chester Music (HL.14041730).

UPC: 884088692643. 8.5x11.75 inches.