Two Pieces for Piano (1925, John Ireland)

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Two Pieces for Piano is a set of two pieces for piano solo composed in 1925 by John Ireland. [1]

A performance of both pieces takes about 8 minutes. They are: [2] [3]

  1. April (5 minutes) [4]
  2. Bergomask

A bergomask is a dance and associated melody and chord progression associated with the town of Bergamo in Northern Italy.

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This is a summary of 1925 in music in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. "List of works – T to Y". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. John Ireland: Pieces (2), for piano (1925) at AllMusic . Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. 2 Pieces for Pianoforte (Ireland, John) : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  4. John Ireland: April, for piano (from "Pieces (2) (1925)") at AllMusic . Retrieved 2 May 2015.