Simon Paul Austin

'Great to Play, Great to Listen to'

Blog

29 Jun 2022, News
Either download for free or pay and support charity
There is a new policy on Simon Paul Austin musicaneo downloads.  All sheet music is available for free or for a very reasonable price.  If you choose to download the priced version and pay, the money (excluding musicaneo's cut of course) received will be donated to the charity nominated in the website.  Please be generous.
29 Jun 2022, News
New YouTube Channel
It has been a while since I posted anything.  However, I am very happy to announce my brand new YouTube channel where you can hear all the pieces of my sheet music from start to finish as you follow the notes along.  All the sheet music remains here on Musicaneo for download
13 Jul 2020, News
End of special offer period for Assen Andante and Blije Bolero
Two solo piano compositions,  Assen Andante  and  Blije Bolero  by Simon Paul Austin from his Opus 7 (The Callum Collection) were offered for download at no cost for a limited period.  They are now back on for purchase.  They are both from The Callum Collection, ten compositions for piano available at an advantageous price with all profits going to The Alzheimer Society in the UK.
06 Jul 2020, News
Musical Notes for String Quartet 'Busman's Holiday' Opus 5 No. 3
The string quartet 'Busman’s Holiday' (Opus 5 No. 3) by Simon Paul Austin was written as a tribute to Fiddler on the Roof. It is one of a set of ten quartets that make up The Stena Suite.  The music features a prominent part for the viola, and some terrific melody for the two violins.   The final chords are designed to sound like a blast of the horn of a bus.  The Busman's Holiday string quartet is great to play and great to listen to.
26 Jun 2020, News
Home Alone? Make use of 'Special Lockdown Versions' by Simon Paul Austin
'Special Lockdown Versions' of some of Simon Paul Austin's string quartets are available on Musicaneo for use when home alone.  This is how it works.  Download the applicable sheet music and you get all the music of your part from start to finish.  There are versions for violin, viola and Cello.  You can then play the audio file which contains all the other parts, also from start to finish.  To get you started in tempo there is a metronome count in and the first few notes of ...
24 Jun 2020, News
Musical Notes for Piano Solo 'The Hague Hornpipe' by Simon Paul Austin
The Hague Hornpipe (Opus 7 Number 8) by Simon Paul Austin is light, frivolous, superficial and repetitive.   Perfect for a pub piano.   It is a challenge for anyone  not to smile or even laugh at its close.  Great to play and great to listen to.
21 Jun 2020, News
Musical Notes for String Quartet Apple Pie and Custard Opus 5 No. 1
Apple Pie and Custard is named to mark how the Stena String Quartet almost always began a rehearsal with some chat, coffee and most importantly, some apple pie and custard.   It is an opportunity to catch up on news and enjoy each others’ company before playing.   The music is in the style of the theme tune to the great BBC television comedy series Faulty Towers , written by Dennis Wilson.
17 Jun 2020, News
About The Stena Suite String Quartets
The  Stena Suite  by  Simon Paul Austin  (Opus 5 Nos. 1-11) consist of eleven short string quartets that are each three or four minutes long.  They are melodic and cover a full range of emotions, being fun, curious, mischievous, contemplative and sad.  All four members of the quartet enjoy interesting parts making them enjoyable for each member of the quartet.  They can be performed as a complete set or combined ad hoc to create an interesting program for ...
16 Jun 2020, News
Musical Notes for violin duet, Flirting Passion and Love, by Simon Paul Austin
The violin duet, Flirting Passion and Love by Simon Paul Austin, Opus 3, is written as an encore performance piece for expert violinists who have comprehensively mastered their instrument.  If you want to dazzle your audience with a virtuoso display and leave your audience spellbound and entertained this is the piece for you.  In the music there is mischieve making and humour.  The two parts initially flirt, then explode into a celebration of unrestrained passion and finally develops into ...
15 Jun 2020, News
String Quartet, Tee Time Opus 5 No. 6 offered temporarily for free
The string quartet, Tee Time Opus 5 No.6 by Simon Paul Austin is on special offer and available for free for a short period of time.