Christopher Norton: Eastern Preludes: 2 - Bahay Kubo

Phillip Sear plays a 2015 arrangement of a traditional Philippine melody by the New Zealand-born composer Christopher Norton (1953- ). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Norton was born in New Zealand and studied there as a composer and pianist before coming to the UK in 1977. He is probably best-known for his 'Microjazz' collection of educational music for many instruments, which is now the best-selling music series for his publisher Boosey & Hawkes. For a detailed biography, see: https://tinyurl.com/yd8zoja5 . The Eastern Preludes comprse 14 arrangements of traditional tunes from various Asian countries. Per the notes to the score, this piece is based on a children's song about a nipa hut (a nipa being a sort of palm tree) and the words describe the foods traditionally grown in the soil surrounding such a hut. My thumbnail shows a picture of an old nipa hut from https://tinyurl.com/yc7xqklb . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 )