Piano and Harp Music
Piano and harp works by Katy Abbott: solo piano, piano duet and solo harp, graded teaching pieces and advanced recital works. Scores and parts are linked with each piece.
Piano
Structurally based on the Scarlatti Sonatas, Glisten is a sparkling, short virtuosic work. It is popular as a concert opener, post-graduate piano recitals and aims to bring lightness to a concert program.
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Not Just Another Day
(2001)
Solo Piano
Duration: 2:30 minutes
Composed to celebrate the birth of Sophie Saunders, December 2001.
Recorded on Jeanell Carrigan’s Piano CD Skins (2011).
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Last Light
(1999)
Solo Piano
Duration: 2:00 minutes
Composed to celebrate the birth of Sophie Saunders, December 2001.
Recorded on Jeanell Carrigan’s Piano CD Skins (2011).
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Available from this site through the contact page.
Listen to Last Light recorded by Amir Farid.
Sapphire Shimmer, Silica Slide
(2005)
Piano: 4 hands
Duration: 4 minutes
The coast was spectacular; huge white dangerous dunes and the sparkling ocean. We were told we had to ride exactly in the path of the leader or risk being fatally surprised by a dune that could collapse or avalanche. We rode as we were told and the exhilaration coupled with the beauty made for a wonderful morning. The bikes were noisy but the stillness of the ocean and sand was magic.
This piece is dedicated to Mavis Shannon, my childhood neighbour and piano teacher, who encouraged me musically and was like my second grandmother.
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Harp
Not Just Another Day
(2001/2026)
Solo Harp
Duration: 2:30 minutes
Composed to celebrate the birth of Sophie Saunders, December 2001.
Recorded on A Thing of Beauty, Emily Granger. ABC Classics
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Available though contact page. Score coming soon.
