John W. Duarte - Americana (Francesco Cipriani)

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Composer: John W. Duarte

• Variations on an American Folk Song (Colorado Trail), Op. 28
• Sua Cosa, Op. 52
• Americana, Op. 96
• Simply Blues, Op. 105
• Appalachian Dreams, Op. 121
• George Gershwin - 12 Songs (arr. John Duarte)

Francesco Cipriani, guitar

Date: 2025

Label: Brilliant Classics

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John W. Duarte (1919–2004) was a British composer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist whose career bridged chemistry and music. Trained as a chemist, he turned fully to music in 1969, encouraged by Len Williams. Mostly self-taught aside from jazz guitar lessons with Terry Usher, he also played trumpet and double bass, performing with figures like Coleman Hawkins and Django Reinhardt. Duarte’s works span Renaissance-inspired styles, aleatory and atonal experimentation, tonal folk-influenced idioms, and romantic lyricism. A keen admirer of American music, he drew on folk, jazz, blues, and musical theatre. His Americana reflects this diversity, with works based on folk songs, jazz, blues, and Gershwin.

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