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*He is best known for his varitions on works by [[Bach]], [[Arcangelo Corelli]], [[Rachmaninoff]] and [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]]. |
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* [http://www.free-scores.com/partitions_telecharger.php?partition=16938] Piano Concerto No.1. |
* [http://www.free-scores.com/partitions_telecharger.php?partition=16938] Piano Concerto No.1. |
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Revision as of 22:17, 28 September 2009
A short biography of the composer.
- Richard Kearns was born in 1952 in North Gloucester Place, Sean Mc Dermott Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He served an apprenticeship as a Goldsmith and studied part time at "The National College of art and Design. Most of his spare time was taken up with music. He was a member of several Choirs around Dublin.
- He studied Classical guitar with Cecile Gormley and Composition, Harmony and Piano with Elizabeth Shure, daughter of Leonard Shure.
- He is best known for his varitions on works by Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, Rachmaninoff and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Original works include
- [1] Piano Concerto No.1.
- [2] The Banshee's Waltz.
- [3] Guitar Concerto No.1.
- [4] Variation on Bach's 5th Invention.
- [5] Variation on a theme by Corelli.
- The sheet music and recordings on some of Kearns' work is available free of charge at the link below.