Piers Hellawell (born 1956) is a Northern Ireland-based English composer of contemporary classical music. He has a steady reputation as a musical non-conformist. His work has been commissioned, broadcast and performed in many countries. Recent commissions in the UK include those from the BBC Proms, The Hilliard Ensemble, Schubert Ensemble of London and the London Symphony Orchestra, with performances worldwide. In his own words: "Since the mid-1980s I’ve reacted strongly against the ornate surfaces of much instrumental music of our time.
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By Falshood
Love on the Escalator
On Black and White
Emerodde
True Beautie
The Hilliard Songbook: 1. True Beautie
Iasent
The Hilliard Songbook: 5. True Beautie
Cors de chasse: Leggiero
The Hilliard Songbook: 2. On Black And White
Balcony Scenes: I. Fantasia, Broad - unhurried
Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24 in A Minor: Senza Misura
The Hilliard Songbook: 8. By Falshood
Balcony Scenes: II. Bicinium I
The Hilliard Songbook: 3. True Beautie
The Hilliard Songbook: 6. Iasent
Balcony Scenes: III. Bicinium II, Lento - Prestissimo volando
A White Room
Balcony Scenes: IV. Fantasia, Ad lib - Rubato
The Hilliard Songbook: 7. True Beautie
The Hilliard Songbook: 4. Emerodde
Weaver of Grass: Andante
Driftwood on Sand: III. Prelude
Driftwood on Sand: I. Prelude
Driftwood on Sand: V. Main movement 2, Volante
The Building of Curves: I. Headlong; Competitive
Driftwood on Sand: VI. Prelude
Driftwood on Sand: IV. Prelude
Driftwood on Sand: II. Main movement 1, Largo
Dogs and Wolves: Vivace
The Hilliard Songbook: I. True Beautie
The Hilliard Songbook: II. On Black and White
The Hilliard Songbook: III. True Beautie
The Hilliard Songbook: IV. Emerodde
The Hilliard Songbook: V. True Beautie
The Hilliard Songbook: VI. Iasent
Lasent
The Building of Curves: II. Broadly
The Hilliard Songbook: VII. True Beautie
Quadruple Elegy (in the time of freedom): II. Tbilisi
The Hilliard Songbook: VIII. By Falshood
Minnesang
Basho
Wild flow for orchestra
True Beautie (Covey-Crump)
Wild Flow
True Beautie (James)
Quadruple Elegy (in the time of freedom): III. Timisoara
Inside Story: I. Vivace
Narwhal Joust
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