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Nigel adapts early music for the piano.
Pianist
Leicester

Chemistry Educator 1978-2013, Apple Breeder 2010-present, Composer, m. Alison Glithero 1995, Musical education: piano performance 1967-82, composition 1982-88 with Mervyn Roberts. Career: Energy Research, GEC Alstom, 1978-2005, Chemistry Educator 1978-2013; mentor in English 2007- present. Recordings: early keyboard music adapted for the piano, Compositions: Five Fugues, Five French Nursery Tunes, Three Diversions, Six Folktune Settings 1986, Six Miniatures 1987, Twelve Folktune Settings, 1987, Three Chorales, 1987, Six More Miniatures, 1988, Five Sonatas, 1989; Twenty-four Folktune Settings, 1995; Twelve Folktune Preludes, 1996; Six Preludes, 1996. Three Irregular Preludes, other short piano pieces 2000-present. Publications: Technical papers on energy, 1978-2005; Scientific articles; Two papers translated frlom the German on Genetic Narrowing in Apples and Cherries (with Reinhard Schomberg-Klee) 2012. Hobbies - collecting complete works of minor early composers; recording own performances of early music, establishing new orchards; collecting and archiving radio drama; black & white sketching.

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Classical, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Rock, Electronic, Baroque, Early music
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