For Piano

The second of Three Suites

by Peter Billam

for piano

© Peter J Billam, 2000

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This edition 18 February 2014.

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Three Suites

The first suite is for the solo line; flute or violin would be ideal.The movementsare marked Running, SingingandDancing. On recorder, the first and last movementslie within the range of the alto recorder, and the second movement can be played as is onthe tenor; however, the recorder player may prefer to play it transposed up five semitoneson the alto, which usually has a far sweeter melodic tone. On wind instruments,unmarked breaths will be needed.In some places, if the player prefers, quavers can evenbe omitted; a quaver that repeats a recent note should be chosen.On the piano, this suitecan be played one octave down by the right hand alone, or evenly divided between thehands. Versions are also available one octave down in the alto clef, for viola, and twooctaves down in the bass clef, for cello, or left-handed piano, and eight semitones downfor the guitar.

The second suite is for piano alone. The movements are markedTurbulent, CalmandLuminous. The first movement almost lies within four octaves and can be played onother keyboards, for example a harpsichord; in the second and third movements thecomposer was tempted by the extra compass and sustain of the piano.

The third suite is for piano and a solo line; again, flute or violin would be ideal.The notes do lie within the compass of the alto recorder, but the execution would bedifficult on that instrument. The movements are markedFluent, BroadandWild.

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4 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter BillamFor Piano

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Turbulent148

148

118

118

118

118

178

178

178

178

108

108

cresc . . .

108

108

56868

6868

108

108

ff dim . . .

108

108

88

p

8888

108

cresc . . .

108

f p

10118

118

118

118

8888

88

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51st movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

(c) 1998 Peter J Billam

15

legatissimo . . .

20

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128

128

128

128

178

178

178

178

25108

108

108

108

6868

6868

108

108

108

108

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88

8888

108

108

30

98

98

118

118

118

118

8888

88

35

legatissimo . . .

4068

68

108

108

68

68

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71st movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

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108

108

45

68

cresc . . .

68

108

f p

108

118

118

118

118

8888

88

50

55

60

p

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8 2nd movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

(c) 1998 Peter J Billam

Calm168

168

88

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58

5858

548

4848

88

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5858

58

118

118

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118

118arpegg.

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dim . . .

8888

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128

128

68

68

15

88

88

20

58

5858

25

cresc . . .

48

4848

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92nd movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

(c) 1998 Peter J Billam

88

f p

88

5858

58

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118

118

118

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10 3rd movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

(c) 1998 Peter J Billam

Luminous22

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22

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113rd movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

(c) 1998 Peter J Billam

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25

30

35

3232

3232

22

22

1212

12

40

22

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12 3rd movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

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tr

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45

32

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133rd movement, 2nd suite, Three Suites, Peter Billam

(c) 1998 Peter J Billam

60

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65

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Peter Billam was born in London in 1948, studied piano, and lived in Switzerland from 1973 to1983, where he studied composition, classical guitar, flute and voice, worked as Musical Directorof the Théâtre Populaire Romand, and as recording engineer, record producer and computerprogrammer. He moved to Tasmania in 1983, and lectured in composition at the Conservatorium.He foundedwww.pjb.com.au, becoming the first composer to sell scores on-line, taking scoresfrom Composer to Performer in one immediate step.Www.pjb.com.auoffers a new approach tomusic publishing. These pieces arewritten to be read, made to be played !

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