Tucked away in my files I recently discovered an article I had saved from Repertoire section of the January/February 2017 issue of the Clavier Companion magazine. Titled, “A Cheerful and Dependable Flower,” Adrienne Wiley shares about British composer, Alec Rowley’s 1915 piano album, A Little Flower Suite, Op. 10. I’m glad I saved the article because I just searched for and found the entire piano suite for free at IMSLP.org and played through it. I agree with the author that the piece, Crocus, is absolutely delightful and is a perfect character piece for an intermediate student (not to mention that I enjoy playing it myself!). It’s always fun to learn about new-to-me composers or pieces of music that offer a change of pace from the old familiar ones.
Here’s a video recording I was able to find of A Flower Suite:
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