Six Etudes and a Dream: Solo Piano (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781495090219)

(Piano). Pianist Lisa Moore has an extraordinary charisma and energy at her instrument, with a kind of musical laser focus that I find tremendously inspiring. I wanted to write her a set of pieces that would play to her wonderful range and character as a performer. So I decided to write pieces in the spirit of etudes: each focuses on a different type of playing or technique or pianistic color. There is one odd piece out: the 'dream, ' which is in no way an etude. This 'dream' came about when I was looking after Lisa's petunias while she was away from home. Unfortunately, her petunias languished and died. Feeling very bad, I wrote a piece to commemorate the poor flowers that had perished in my care. The set of pieces as a whole is playful, energetic, and sometimes dark and contemplative. It is a work which reflects my deep admiration for Lisa's musicianship and playing. -Han Las

Author: Han Lash
ISBN-10: 1495090213
ISBN-13: 9781495090219
Publisher: Schott
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2017
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.00w x 0.17d