Larry Bell Music | Larry Bell Music

Recognized by The Chicago Tribune as “a major talent,” composer Larry Bell has been awarded prizes, fellowships, and grants from organizations around the world. Bell’s music has been widely performed in the United States and abroad. The Juilliard String Quartet premiered Bell’s first String Quartet, written when the composer was only twenty-one. Bell’s music has been commissioned and performed by a distinguished array of performers. As a pianist, Bell performs his music regularly, giving recitals around the globe.

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“[Bell] speaks concisely as well as authoritatively. Each of his thematic units possesses the emotional force and precision control of a major talent.”

– Chicago Tribune

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“Melodically inspired pieces that, in their simple eloquence, bring the best of the Beatles to mind.”

-Fanfare

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“[Larry Bell,] the versatile Boston composer, whose music mixes modern European elements with the twang of his Southern heritage.”

The New Yorker

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“They certainly illuminate Bell’s work with highly technical and universally enjoyable piano music that we could never tire of.”

-Take Effect Reviews

Featured Works

Mahler in Blue Light is published by Universal Edition

Hansel and Gretel is published by Universal Edition.

Piano Sonata No. 5” is published by Universal Edition.

Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues is published by Universal Edition.

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Bell’s music is published by Universal Edition, Casa Rustica Publications, and Ione Press, a division of ECS publishing.