Richard Willmer

Pianist, composer and artist based in Italy
This is my personal site, where most of my work is published.
I compose in several different styles, always taking into consideration the material I have at my disposal.

My music is tonal, even if at times it is difficult, even for me, to pinpoint the exact tonality or mode of a piece. I tend toward simplicity, very often writing pieces that can be played by beginners, and I never write complex or difficult music for the sake of if.
Most of my compositions are for solo instruments, both modern and historical: the piano, the fortepiano, the harpsichord; or chamber ensembles: violin and piano, flute and harp and viola and piano.
I have music for special occasions, such as Christmas, as well as music based on folklore, mostly English and Manx
Not only do I compose original music, but I also arrange works from other composers, both old and contemporary.
To complete the selection, I also engrave selected works from manuscript sources.


     
   
     

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Blog

13 Aug 2025
Composing in the XXI century
I do not consider myself as an innovative composer and I have never been interested in creating the new for the simple sake of being different. I am a firm believer that a dissonance is a dissonance, be it in a XVI century madrigal by Gesulado or in a symphony by Penderecki. The endless piling of dissonance over dissonance destroys the very reason for dissonance in the first place. In the arts red is a very strong colour, but a canvas with is completely red is not as impressive as one in which red plays ...
12 Aug 2025
Patreon
If you like my music and want to support my work, please consider donating to my Patreon profile! https://www.patreon.com/richardwillmer
12 Aug 2025
Scuola di Musica di Fiesole
In October 2024 I began attending the two-year Specialisation Course in Composition at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, the main instructors being the celebrated composer Andrea Portera and the conductor Valentina Peleggi. https://www.scuolamusicafiesole.it/corsi-di-perfezionamento/corso-perfezionamento-composizione-andrea-portera/