Graham Waterhouse

Perky Rondo

Perky Rondo komponierte ich, als Waterhouse noch Schüler an der Highgate School in London war. Perky Rondo war als 'Straßenmusik'- Stück gedacht für die Märkte in Covent Garden oder Portobello. Wenn auch formell schlicht, beinhaltet das Rondo einige Herausforderungen für die ambitionierten Spieler. Das Stück sollte mit Verve und Fantasie vorgetragen werden, wie in den alten Zeiten, als Straßenmusiker unter den Stein-Arkaden und Torbögen in Covent Garden ihre Zuhörer begeisterten.

Perky Rondo was written in 1980 whilst the composer was a pupil at Highgate school. It was intended originally as a 'busking' piece for use at Covent Garden or Portobello Market, where, together with a violinist colleague the composer would often play on Saturday afternoons to passing shoppers and tourists. The profits from these escapades would usually then be spent on miniature scores at 'Foyles' music shop on the way back home. Though formally straight-forward, the Rondo contains some challenging passages for ambitious players/aspiring virtuosi. The piece should be dispatched with flare and imagination, as indeed it was in the olden days when the players were angling for listeners amidst the stone arches and arcades of Covent Garden. Graham Waterhouse 2006