Commissioned by Dutch pianist Marcel Worms.
To be premiered by Marcel Worms (November 2007) in a all-Mompou Festival in Amsterdam at the Noorderkerk, a beautiful church in the centre of Amsterdam, and at the Bethani’Äònklooste, an ancient monastery in the Amsterdam 'red light district'.
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Lyric scenes for the young (1999) for solo piano. Duration: 6 '
Mirage for solo piano (1997).
Duration: 9'30"
Hommage ÀÜ Mozart (2005). Duration: 10'
Audio #1; Audio #2
Written for pianist Eric Himy in conmemoration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's death 2006.
Multiple performances partially sponsored by the American Composers Forum through its Encore Program, supporting repeat performances of new works.
2006-07 Scheduled Performances.
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Miniatures for the Young for piano (2004) in three books.
Duration: 20'
Miniatures for the Young were commissioned by Dr. Charles Goodhue of San Antonio, TX, on the occasion of a recital of his piano students on May 15, 2004. Most of theses pieces were premiered and performed by Dr. Charles Goodhue piano students at San Pedro Presbyterian Church on 281 in San Antonio on May 15, 2004. All three books are available from
Hidden Oaks Music Company.
BOOK I (grades 1 and 2)
Magic snowflake,Ghost lament, Playful seals, Baby jellyfish, medieval procession, Sleepy angels, Saturday morning.
BOOK II (grades 2 and 3)
The mouse on a motorcycle, Cloister bells, On the western tril, March of the puppets, March of the fireants, Harvest festival, The duckling.
BOOK III (grades 3 to 5)
Apache war dance, Dynosaur footprints, First Chinese Newyear, second Chines New Year, Spanish guitar, Song of the infant Arabian princess, Song of the Arabian princess.
Album for the Young for piano (2002) in three books.
Duration: 29'
The album is a collection of thirty-four short pieces ranging from early
to late intermediate level. They are organized in three books in order
of difficulty. These pieces are one or two pages long and cover a wide range
of styles: from Renaissance to contemporary in the first two books, and
Spanish and Latin American idioms in the third book. Fingering, pedaling
articulation marks and other performance indications are provided for each
piece. The writing is melodic and non-polyphonic making it more accessible
to the early intermediate student. All the pieces are usually in ABA
form. All three books are available from
Hidden Oaks Music Company.
"Here is real piano music imaginately written with clever and interesting rhythms and beautiful harmonic coloring. It is a joy to have all three volumes of these pieces. Young students to adults will enjoy these eminently pianistic and delightful works that display a wide variety of styles."
Professor Maurice Hinson.
BOOK I ; The puppy dog, At the monastery, March of the tortoises, Waltz of the peacoks, Medieval monk's chant, Elizabethan dance, Hide and seek, Echoes from the past, Drifting clouds (Homage to Debussy), A little goat, Song of the boatman, Platero, the baby donkey, Gigue (Homage to J.S. Bach).
Portraits I for solo piano (2000).
Duration: 18-20'
BOOK II
Enchanted mesa (A Native-American landscape), Merry-go-roung, Ragtime, Sicilienne, Joggin, Daydreams, Toccata, The soldier's ghost, Woodpeckers at work, Cloudy day, The runaway clock, A breezy afternoon, Dance of the chipmunks.
BOOK III
Spanish fiesta, Nana (Spanish lullaby), Sardana (Catalonian dance), Jota (dance of Northeast Spain), Habanera (Cuban/Spanish dance), Tango, Homage to Ginastera.
Commissioned by the Texas Music Teachers Association and
dedicated to pianist Roger Wright.
World premiere by Roger Wright at the 2000 TMTA State
Convention in Austin, TX, June 10-14, 2000.
Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year Award from MTNA in 2001.
Published by Hidden Oaks Music Company.
Performance history.
I. Image,
II. Capriccio, III. Lament, IV. Intermezzo, V. Toccata.
"It was a privilege to give the premiere of Portraits I, a richly colored multi-movement work by the gifted composer Elisenda Fabregas. Fabregas artfully suspends moods from evocative to plaintive and poignant to payful, with a style that is uniquely hers, while always attending to the overall scope in a convincing and refreshing manner. It is utterly pianistic - I adore it, and will perform it again and again." Roger Wright
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Commissioned by Dr. Francis Kane of San Antonio.
Published by Hidden Oaks Music Company.
Six contrasting lyrical and generally slow paced pieces with an introspective quality.
Late intermediate level.
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I. The little soldier; II. Andalusian landscape; III. Remembrance; IV. Children at play; V. A far away kingdom; VI. Catch me if you can.
Commissioned for the 1997 San Antonio International Piano Competition
in Memory of Andrew Russell Gurwitz.
World premiere by pianist Roger Wright at the Ruth Taylor
Hall at Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, in October 1997.
New York
premiere at Merkin Recital Hall by San Antonio International Piano Competition Gold Medalist Mi-Jung Im in March 1998.
Asian premiere at Kumamoto College of Music in Japan
performed by the composer in April 1998.
Performance history.
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"Mirage"Audio
"Virtuosic work that makes equal demands on a pianist's technique, lyricism and sense of form."San Antonio Express-News.
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