4 Miniatures, Op.8 (Stoker)
Movements
i Ballabile ii Duettino iii Intermezzo iv Scherzando
Notes
Stoker was a British composer, writer, actor and artist born in Castleford, Yorkshire. He entered the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in 1958 to study with Lennox Berkeley. Richard went on to win several prizes at the RAM, including the Mendelssohn scholarship in 1962, which enabled him to study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. Returning to London in 1963, he was offered a teaching post at the RAM, and was professor of composition there for more than two decades. It was in 1963 that he wrote the French-influenced 4 Miniatures Op.8.
