Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) was a British musician and composer. He specialized in church music. He started writing music when he was three — his sister transcribed those first pieces. A couple hundred pages of early manuscripts exist and I am hopeful that I can get a copy of them. They are at the Bodleian in Oxford, UK. Here is a PDF of Frederick Ouseley’s March, 1883, written when he was six. And here is a PDF of other early pieces by Ouseley. We would love to publish a recording of this music. If you play the piano and can play the piece — age is not an issue in this case — then please do and send it us. You can upload it at our normal submission location. Use the category for young musicians. Adults are welcome to record. This call for recordings will be left up until we have one.
Contest! Record this piano piece and win fifteen dollars! February 15, 2017 Deadline.
La Vale des Fleurs, by Anna Steiger, age 8. Written circa 1972. Anna Steiger is an opera singer. When she was a child in London she took piano lessons from Carola Grindea. Ms. Grindea was a remarkable teacher. She felt that children had something to say musically so she included composition as part of her lessons. This piece, “La Valse des Fleurs” (Flowers Waltz) was written by Anna Steiger when she was 8 years old. The best recording of this piece received by February 15, 2015 will receive a $15 gift certificate Amazon.com. Pianists age 14 and younger are eligible. Please post your recording (and you may also post a video of you playing the music) under the category Music: Young Composers and Musicians. A PDF of the music that can print out: Anna Steiger Waltz
Sunny Morning, Piano Music by Julius Ugo, age 10
This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 10. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada. This is what he says about the piece, “My video is about waking up on a freezing, sunny day and looking out the window at my neighbourhood. I snapped some pictures of nature and a lot of ugly buildings some how snuck in to the shots. I liked the effect and I hope you like it too.”
