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Little Jack No.1

Helmut Lachenmann

About the composer

Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann (born 27 November 1935) is a German composer of contemporary classical music. Lachenmann has referred to his compositions as musique concrète instrumentale, implying a musical language that embraces the entire sound-world made accessible through unconventional playing techniques.

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Who's this piece for?

Ideal for intermediate level pianists who like original and non-traditional pieces.

1-2 pages

Contemporary

Atonal

MOOD: Dark and mysterious.

TECHNIQUE: Thirds.

Ranking

Equivalent to RCM level 4

Equivalent to ABRSM level 3

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1961

First live television transmission from space from the Apollo 7 mission.

1963

"Please Please Me", the first Beatles studio album, is released in the UK.

1966

The current Metropolitan Opera House is built.

1975

Dmitri Shostakovich died.

1980

Little Jack was composed by H. Lachenmann at the age of 45 years old.

1980

John Lennon of the Beatles murdered in New York City.

1980

Ronald Reagan elected president of the United States.

1981

AIDS is first identified.

1981

Reagan nominates Judge Sandra Day O'Connor, 51, of Arizona, as first woman on U.S. Supreme Court.

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