Although composer Dave Smith had a long history of involvement with the British avant-garde of the '60s, he, like fellow artists Cornelius Cardew and Howard Skempton, sometimes also performed a more traditional brand of composition. This is a collection of 12 brief sonatas, each focusing on a particular musical genre.

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John Tilbury / piano

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Recorded April 1988 in London.

MRCD14 - "Boomerangs" from John Tilbury - Dave Smith's First Piano Concert

8 instruments and 8 voices. 
A collage piece that draws on Albanian laments and kabas, Scottish pibroch and Medieval albas, amongst other things.

Alban lament (1996/8)

Dave Smith (composer)

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