Arabesque Sentimentale by William Gillock

William Gillock (1917-1993) was a noted American music educator and composer of piano music. The earliest of his compositions show a rare inventiveness and originality of harmony and texture, as well as the Gillock trademark, melodic beauty. Called “the Schubert of children’s composers“ in tribute to his melodic gift, Gillock composed numerous solos for students of all levels and ensemble music for students and their teachers to play together. He summed up his guiding compositional principle by saying that “melody and rhythmic vitality are essential to compositions that students want to learn.“ This and others of his thoughts were transmitted to thousands of teachers and students through the hundreds of workshops he conducted over the years throughout the USA. The Arabesque Sentimentale came from Volume 8 of the “Accent on Gillock - Selected Later-Intermediate Piano Solos“. Performance by Tracy Xian Video Recording by Tracy Xian