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World Peace, Piano Music by Rik Bhattacharyya, 12

by William Rubel

Published November 4, 2017

Rik Bhattacharyya, who is twelve, in 2017 wrote this piano piece in response to some of the turmoil taking place in the world today. This is his thinking behind the piece: Currently our world is...

Let this be the World, a song without words by Kathleen Werth, 8

by William Rubel

Published October 27, 2017

This lovely song by Kathleen Werth, 8, is beautiful musical moment. There are big formal pieces of music but there are also in all of our lives the songs we hum to ourselves. This song...

“March” by Frederick Ouseley, 6, composed in 1833.

by William Rubel

Published March 23, 2017

Thief in the Night

by William Rubel

Published February 18, 2017

This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 11. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada.

Advanced piano players! Hard music by young composers.

by William Rubel

Published February 10, 2017

Sunny Morning, Piano Music by Julius Ugo, age 10

by William Rubel

Published February 3, 2017

This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 10. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada. This is what he says about the piece, "My video is about waking up on a freezing, sunny day...

Young Composer Nathan Grabow, age 12

by William Rubel

Published January 15, 2017

Joey Alexander (born 2003): Indonesian Child Jazz Master

by William Rubel

Published September 2, 2016

Introduction to Child Composers

by William Rubel

Published July 21, 2016

One of the most extraordinary things about the world we live in today is that is possible for people who would have had no way to be heard or discovered to find a large audience....

World Peace, Piano Music by Rik Bhattacharyya, 12

Post Published November 4, 2017 by William Rubel

Rik Bhattacharyya, who is twelve, in 2017 wrote this piano piece in response to some of the turmoil taking place in the world today. This is his thinking behind the piece: Currently our world is going through a lot of turmoil. Whether it is about missile testing in North Korea or terrorist attacks in France, we have all heard about these problems between nations, religions, ethnicity, etc.

Let this be the World, a song without words by Kathleen Werth, 8

Post Published October 27, 2017 by William Rubel

This lovely song by Kathleen Werth, 8, is beautiful musical moment. There are big formal pieces of music but there are also in all of our lives the songs we hum to ourselves. This song feels to me like a quiet, intimate communication. It makes me smile.

“March” by Frederick Ouseley, 6, composed in 1833.

Post Published March 23, 2017 by William Rubel

This March was composed by Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) when he was six years old. Frederick grew up to become a composer of church music. He started composing at the age of three -- an older sister transcribed his first pieces. This march is one of the few early works by Frederick that have been published. This recording by Mariana Joyce, age 11, may be the first recording of this piece.

Thief in the Night

Post Published February 18, 2017 by William Rubel

This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 11. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada.

Advanced piano players! Hard music by young composers.

Post Published February 10, 2017 by William Rubel

Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) was a British musician and composer. He specialized in church music. He started writing music when he was three -- his sister transcribed those first pieces. A couple hundred pages of early manuscripts exist and I am hopeful that I can get a copy of them. They are at the Bodleian in Oxford, UK.

Sunny Morning, Piano Music by Julius Ugo, age 10

Post Published February 3, 2017 by William Rubel

This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 10. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada. This is what he says about the piece, "My video is about waking up on a freezing, sunny day and looking out the window at my neighbourhood. I snapped some pictures of nature and a lot of ugly buildings some how snuck in to the shots. I liked the effect and I hope you like it too."

Young Composer Nathan Grabow, age 12

Post Published January 15, 2017 by William Rubel

Nathan Grabow, a young American composer and pianist performs his original composition entitled Concertino in G Minor for Piano and Strings. He wrote the piece when he was twelve years old and is thirteen at the time of this performance with the Marywood University String Project Presto Orchestra, which is a youth orchestra. Nathan plays the piano in this performance.

Joey Alexander (born 2003): Indonesian Child Jazz Master

Post Published September 2, 2016 by William Rubel

Joey Alexander (born Josiah Alexander Sila; June 25, 2003) is one of the world's most recognized child composer/musicians. Born in Bali, Indonesia, he began playing jazz at the age of six. Joey's first album, My Favorite Things, was published in 2015 and his new album, Joey Alexander: Countdown, are both available from both iTunes and Amazon. To follow his career, bookmark his website.

Contests for Young Composers

Post Published July 21, 2016 by William Rubel

Most of these contests are open to children from primary and middle school -- the primary age range of Stone Soup's readers. As most of these contests also post videos of contest winners you can also use this listing to find wonderful music written by children. If you know of other contests, then please post the link in the comments section.

Introduction to Child Composers

Post Published July 21, 2016 by William Rubel

One of the most extraordinary things about the world we live in today is that is possible for people who would have had no way to be heard or discovered to find a large audience. We are all familiar with child writers but much less so with child composers. This is an exciting time in the history of music. For the first time, we are beginning to see a real body of work by child composers.

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