Scottish Music Centre

Catalogue Item

w21155

TitleTemple by the Sea, The
Contributors John McLeod (composer)
Composition date2002
Duration (mins)0
Categorykeyboard
InstrumentationPf
Commissioned by
Key signature
First line
First performed
Notes'for Joel'; 'remembering Bali...'
Programme NotePerched on a small island just off the southern coast of Bali, there is a temple called Tanah Lot. Its shape becomes a dark silhouette as the sun sets and the ghostly spirits of ancient gods return. This piece is based on the notes of some distant gamelan music (A C# D E G# which I heard as I stood beside this mysterious place.
This work is associated with the following collection items:

  • score [cb45772] [publisher: The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 2015] Spectrum 4: An International Collection of 66 Miniatures for Solo Piano, ed. Thalia Myers TD 20 ref collection More details
  • score [cb45774] [publisher: The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 2006] Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2007-2008 Grade 2 TD 21 ref collection More details
  • score [cb45975] [unpublished] archive collection [Stored offsite. Box 2112] More details