Experimental Keyboard

Christopher has been composing for over forty years, but his music is constantly developing as he explores new ideas and techniques. Inspired by such traditional composers as Mozart, Chopin and Bach, his music nevertheless has a modern flavour and his style is distinctive and unique. Often exuberant, sometimes peaceful, his works are full of movement and overflowing with memorable melodies offering a challenging and exciting experience both for performers and audience. He has published many works of theology, fiction and music, which are available through Amazon or any good bookshop. He is currently publishing his music on CD. The short works here were all early experiments. They fall into five groups. The first three are piano pieces exploring unusual time signatures, 15/8, 17/8, and 5/4. They are followed by two brief attempts at the prelude and fugue form. Likewise, there are two harpsichord pieces in the minuet and trio pattern, though all the items are only loosely based on their various forms. The next two works are variations on a theme and the collection ends with two organ voluntaries, written for use in the parishes where I worked. In spite of their experimental nature, these pieces have been reworked over the years and are both challenging and interesting, in their present form, to performer and audience.