Colin Decio Composer & Pianist

Sonata for Two Pianos now available from sounz

25/9/2023

Sonata for Two Pianos

Early experimental work in 4 mvts. 1st mvt begins with piano lids closed and percussive effects created by striking below the keyboard with the flat of the hand and making a ‘foot noise’ on the sustain pedal when depressing. 3rd mvt alleatoric with ‘shout’ into piano plus pizz., gliss., sustain pedal and chopstick effects on open strings. Avant-garde work with ‘clapping’ at the end.

Spirits of Our Age V - new work for orchestra

19/9/2023

Spirits of Our Age V
'Nihilism, Narcissism & Atavism'

for full orchestra duration 6:00 mins

scored for- pic, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl in Bb, 2 bsns, 4 hns, 2 tpts in C, 2 ten trbs, bass trb, tba, timps, 3 percussion: (BD, clash cym, tam), violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass

Harlequinade - new work for string quartet

6/9/2023

Based on the - Harlequin & the Secret of Life,
which was a secondary school musical play written for, and performed by, John Wilmott Secondary School, Sutton Coldfield to an original story by Andre Decio.

A Sabbath Day - song-cycle now available from sounz

3/9/2023

A Sabbath Day
- song-cycle for mezzo soprano & classical guitar.

Poems by John Drinkwater

Morning
Full Day
Dusk
Evensong
Night

A Sabbath Day, in five watches, paints the scene of a time gone by when chivalrous knights roamed the land and Lancelot and Guinevere still lived and laughed.

John Drinkwater's poems are based upon a walk that he took one day with friends in the Malvern Hills. Each poem has the initials of these friends.

Dedicated to my wife - poet Ingrid Prosser