Julian Cochran (born 1974) is anEnglish-bornAustralian composer.

Cochran's earlier works show stylistic influences fromImpressionist music^[1][2] and his later works are more noticeably influenced byClassical music andfolk music of Eastern Europe.^[3] The piano works include nineteenpreludes, seven large Fantasia works (includingSarmatian Dances,Dagda's Harp,Scherzo da Fiaba,The Wind Sylph and the Dryad and the three movement workSul Settimo), fivemazurkas, twoscherzi, six Romanian Dances,Animation Suite (comprisingTin Sentinel,Clockwork Doll,Wooden Dolls (Matreshki) andFlydian Galop),Animal Scenes (comprisingButterfly Dance,Hedgehog,Goat's Dance andTail-chasing Kitten),Toccata & Fire Dance, the impressionistic workMaelstrom, threewaltzes titledValses,^[4][5] a cycle of five works titledPegasus' Travels andDances of Noble Sentiment (comprisingMinuet,Courante,Rondeau andForlana). Related to the piano works are seven pieces published for concert harp. Cochran also wrote orchestral and chamber music including the four-part work for soprano and pianoNight Scenes, the trio for violin, cor anglais and concert harp or pianoArtemis, the trio for violin, cello and pianoPegasus' Travels, the sextet for string quartet, oboe and bassoonZorya Vechernyaya,Hendese for string quartet or string orchestra, the compilation of Fantasias Nos. 4, 5 & 6 titledSymphonic Tales for symphony orchestra, Two Valses for symphony orchestra, the Romanian Dances for chamber orchestra, the Romanian Dances for piano and violin,Dagda's Harp Fantasia for symphony orchestra and choral works.^[6][7]

Cochran's music has been performed atCarnegie Hall in New York,^[8][9] the Amsterdam Concertgebouw,^[10] the Berlin Konzerthaus,^[11] and the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Hall in Russia.^[12] The International Cochran Piano Competition is held inWarsaw,Poland.^[13]

• Carnegie Hall 2013 sleeve notes, Cochran's mazurkas and preludes includes comments by the composer.

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