Richard Kearns
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Richard Kearns (born 1952) is an Irish classical composer.
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[edit] Biography
Born in North Gloucester Place, Dublin, Ireland, Kearns served an apprenticeship as a Goldsmith and studied part time at "The National College of Art and Design". He studied classical guitar with Cecile Gormley and composition, harmony, music theory and piano with Elizabeth Shure, daughter of Leonard Shure, herself a noted concert pianist. He was a member of several Choirs in and around Dublin and taught classical guitar and music theory in Lucan, Co. Dublin.
In 1990 Kearns went to Cadiz in Spain to further his studies. Whilst there he composed many works including two piano concertos, a guitar concerto, a French horn concerto as well as many studies for piano, string quartet and woodwind quintet. Apart from his own original compositions, Kearns is known for his variations on works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. He has also composed several pieces for jazz quintet. Kearns returned to Ireland in 2005 and now resides in Ballybofey, Donegal.
Kearns is a member of the Irish Composers' Collective.[1]
[edit] Piano Study
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[edit] List of Free Sheet Music
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- 1 Mon Petit Chou
- 2 Indigo
- 3 Hora Punta (Study for 2 Guitars)
- 4 1:36 (Russells Wall)
- 5 Guitar Concierto No. 1 (3rd Movement)
- 6 Guitar Concierto No.1 (1st Movement)
- 7 Guitar Concierto No. 1 (2nd Movement)
- 8 Variation on a Theme by Corelli (Fugato)
- 9 Variation No. 2 on a theme by corelli
- 10 Sin Espejo
- 11 IN The UN (Organised Chaos)
- 12 The Banshee's Waltz
- 13 Piano Concierto No.1 (3rd Movement)
- 14 Piano Concierto No.1 (2nd Movement)
- 15 Piano Concierto No.1 (1st Movement)
- 16 Afterwards
- 17 Jungle Email (Afro - Jungle)
- 18 Bachs Away
- 19 Zebra Stripes (Afro - Jungle)
- 20 Mud Huts (Afro - Jungle)
- 21 Monkey Hunt (Afro - Jungle)
- 22 Norrie
- 23 Winter Snows
- 24 Saxes and Sevens
- 25 Oiga Maria
- 26 Puerto Sherry
- 27 Por Marina
- 28 El Guadalete
- 29 Ode to a PDF (from C# to Db)
- 30 Jimnopaddy No. 1998
- 31 Jesu Joy of Mans Desire
- 32 Relampago (En Tampa)
- 33 Variation on an invention (Invention No. 5)
- 34 Invention (No. 8)
- 35 Invention (No. 11)
- 36 Invention (No. 14)
- 37 Invention (No. 15)
- 38 Mirate Variation (Palestrina)
- 39 Donna Gentil Variation (Por y Para Palestrina)
- 40 Variation on a Gloria
- 41 Mariposas
- 42 Suite de Bach
- 43 Fugue BVW 1080 (Variation)
- 44 Fugue Variation
- 45 Variation on a theme by bach (Playing a round with Bach)
- 46 Sunrise
- 47 Warming Up
- 48 Anderson's Fugue
- 49 Quintet Study (La Suegra)
- 50 Bailando Con Carmen
- 51 Nana (Irish Lullaby)
- 52 Invention
- 53 Fanfare (Short and Sweet)
- 54 Variation on a Prelude by Rachmaninov
- 55 Rachmaninov 3rd Piano Concerto (First Movement Variation)
- 56 Study For 4 (El Vaporcito)
- 57 Tone Poem (Requiem for the lost chord.)
- 58 Study No. 14 (La Casa de Falla)
- 59 Waltz (Into Bill's Bar)
- 60 Elizabeth's Fugue
- 61 From Orly to Charles de Gaulle
- 62 Study No. 6 (Forgotten Memories)
- 63 Study No 12 (Chris's Lullaby)
- 64 Study No. 10 (Dylan's Lullaby)
- 65 Study (No.1)
- 66 Study No. 9 (Navidad en Salamanca)
- 67 Study (No.3)
- 68 Study No. 2
- 69 Sleepy Head (Elin's Lullaby)
- 70 Moving In
- 71 Out of the blue.
- 72 - Bachs Away
- 73 - Zebra Stripes
- 74 - Afterwards
- 75 - Monkey Hunt
- 76 - Norrie
- 77 - Winter Snows
- 78 - Out of the blue.
- 79 - Oiga MAria
- 80 - Saxes and Sevens
- 81 - Jimnopaddy No. 1998
- 82 - Study No. 6
- 83 - Mariposas
- 84 - Fanfare
- 85 - Anderson's Fugue
[edit] See also
- Music of Ireland - Irish Composers
