This March was composed by Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) when he was six years old. Frederick grew up to become a composer of church music. He started composing at the age of three — an older sister transcribed his first pieces. This march is one of the few early works by Frederick that have been published. This recording by Mariana Joyce, age 11, may be the first recording of this piece. [youtube url=”https://youtu.be/VOMISNa8aK4″ autoplay=”no”]
Young Composers
Thief in the Night
This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 11. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada.
Advanced piano players! Hard music by young composers.
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.
