Reflections on the Great War: WWI in 24 Preludes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781068205101)

Original piano music composed by Dean Bavister, 'Reflections on the Great War' is a complete set of 24 poetic piano pieces in all the major & minor keys, joined together to form a chronological narrative of some of the key moments and themes of World War One, 1914-18.

As a programmatic composition, the beginning of each piece has its own title to help describe what the music is relating to. Whilst depicting one of the darkest periods in history, there are also moments of hope, spirit, resilience, love, as well as moments of deep reflection throughout. This is particularly evident in the last two preludes, when "the guns fall silent", and we start to reflect on the war "In Remembrance".

This edition also includes 4 of the preludes arranged for string quartet, composed in 2014 as Opus 26, and two songs, "Firing Line" & "Remember", composed in 2012. This book contains 73 pages of sheet music for piano and string quartet, which may be considered to be of intermediate/advanced level. The 24 preludes would take around one hour of performance time. Dean Bavister's completed and published compositions can be heard on his YouTube channel.