By:

• Matthew Davidson

Duration:

08' 00"

Contents:

1. The Pennsylvania Monument
2. Houses on the Fox River
3. Ghosts in The Mont Claire
4. Barbed Wire from Niwot
5. Faulkner Alley
6. The Elgin Queen
7. Lafayette Square

Availability

• This work has 2 scores and a recording

Programme Note

At the turn of the 20th century, “nicklettes” were short films that you could see, of course, for a nickel (5 cents). They would usually only be a few seconds in length, but at that time very few people had seen moving pictures before. Therefore, they were a constant delight to those who would so indulge. My suite of little pieces for children is a series of similarly short musical portraits of historic place that I have visited through the USA.

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Performance History

	17 Feb 1999	Performed by Matthew Davidson (piano) at Dame Myra Hess Concert, Illinois, United States of America
		Matthew Davidson
	19 Mar 1999	Performed at ‘Stolen Music’, a concert of music by Matthew Davidson, at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Illinois, United States of America
		Matthew Davidson
	30 Apr 2000	Performed by Matthew Davidson at a Benefit concert in St Mary’s Catholic Church, Elgin, IL, United States of America
		Matthew Davidson