Composers
Oswald Russell
1933 - 2012About
Jamaican pianist and composer Oswald Russell studied at the Royal Academy in London, at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, in Paris, and at the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva. Russel has held teaching positions in Jamaica and Switzerland and has been visiting Professor of Music in Kinshasa, Zaire.
As a versatile composer, concert pianist, and improviser, he develops innovative concert programs which include his own works, music from classical repertoire, and jazz and improvisations. Russel writes for film, ballet, Marionette Theater, wind band, and several solo instruments in a subtle blend of Caribbean and Western musical idioms. His melodies have long, beautifully balanced phrases, and his broad harmonic language covers diatonicism, chromaticism, and atonality. His piano music includes three Jamaican Dances, Berceuse, Humoresque, and Papillons
Related Information
Piano music of Africa and the Diaspora vol 2Works by Oswald Russell
| Title | Work | Instrumentation | Level | Number of Movements | Accompanied | Size | Duration Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humoresque No. 1 | Piano | Advanced | 1 | No | Solo | ||
| Jamaican Dance No. 2 | Piano | Advanced | 1 | No | Solo | ||
| Papillons | Piano | Advanced | 1 | No | Solo |