A rhapsody for solo piano around Grade 7-8 standard. This was written for my niece, Charlotte Tobin, for her wedding to Liam Ward. It was composed to capture and embrace the wonder of love and marriage and also to reflect the long and illustrious history of the wedding venue, Hodsock Priory.
The Rhapsody begins with a theme depicting the Priory, with its noble grandeur and endearing past. After two minutes or so, a dramatic key change ushers in a second, interrelated theme for the bride and groom. A decorated variant of this love theme broadens out to a nobilmente depiction of the Tudor gatehouse and grand vista of the main building before concluding quietly with the return of the Hodsock theme. Just like the Priory itself, so does marriage mellow and endure. Peter Lawson
- ISMN: 9790222321779 (M222321779)