#81 Kai'n Variation (diatonic scale fragments) For Kai Schumacher. Kai asked a bunch of composers worldwide to write variations on a theme he wrote himself, and performed them all as a set. His theme begins this video.
Amy Briggs's recording on Bridge.
#82 F This (one note) to Marilyn Nonken and Ken Ueno. One of Marilyn's students had asked her if anyone of note had written a one-note piano piece, she asked me, I said Ken would know, and Ken's response was that there wouldn't be one until I wrote it. So ... I did.
#83 M'Aidez (escaping arpeggios) For Nathanael May. The title is a pun on his name.
#84 What's Hairpinning (dynamic swells and simple polyrhythms)
This is Amy Briggs's performance of it on Bridge.
#83 M'Aidez (escaping arpeggios) For Nathanael May. The title is a pun on his name.
#84 What's Hairpinning (dynamic swells and simple polyrhythms)
This is Amy Briggs's performance of it on Bridge.
#85 Diminishing Return (fading repeated notes) This one was written in Italy at Civitella Ranieri when I had no ideas, at first, for the big piece I'd hoped to write there. Another of my favorites.
This is Amy Briggs's performance in a recording session at the AAAL.
Here is Kathy Lee playing it in a dress rehearsal at Indiana University.
Here is Kathy's performance from that night.
#86 Prog Springs Eternal (prog rock) To Rick Moody and Geoffrey Burleson. This was a challenge from Rick Moody that had us both scratching our heads until I talked with Geoff about it, after which I had a clear idea of what I could do.
Amy Briggs's recording of it on Bridge.
#88 Toyed Together (étude with toy piano) Here's Amy playing through it, at her house.
Amy's recording on Bridge.
This is Amy Briggs's performance in a recording session at the AAAL.
Here is Kathy Lee playing it in a dress rehearsal at Indiana University.
Here is Kathy's performance from that night.
#86 Prog Springs Eternal (prog rock) To Rick Moody and Geoffrey Burleson. This was a challenge from Rick Moody that had us both scratching our heads until I talked with Geoff about it, after which I had a clear idea of what I could do.
Amy Briggs's recording of it on Bridge.
#87 Berceuse (five-finger étude for piano, toy piano, or piano and toy piano) To Rick Moody, Amy Osborn, and Hazel Jane.
Here's Karl Larson's performance of it from a recording session at Bowling Green State, with piano in the left hand and toy piano in the right.
Amy Briggs recorded it both on toy piano and on celesta. Here is the celesta version.
Here's Karl Larson's performance of it from a recording session at Bowling Green State, with piano in the left hand and toy piano in the right.
Amy Briggs recorded it both on toy piano and on celesta. Here is the celesta version.
#88 Toyed Together (étude with toy piano) Here's Amy playing through it, at her house.
Amy's recording on Bridge.
#89 This Means Warble (on two-note warbling figures) MIDI below. Inspired by the chippy sounds of winter birds. Which I noticed one cold January afternoon as I was cleaning bird poop from my front porch, as a winter bird had made its home in the front porch light. This is the recording of it on Bridge.
#90 Solid Goldie (étude on G-C-H in search of a lullaby). For Marilyn Nonken and Goldie Celeste. Goldie is Marilyn's first daughter, and has the initials G-C-H; it quotes the Brahms lullaby because why not?
This is Amy Briggs performing it at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in a recording session.
This is Marilyn Nonken's performance at Brandeis in October, 2019.
#90 Solid Goldie (étude on G-C-H in search of a lullaby). For Marilyn Nonken and Goldie Celeste. Goldie is Marilyn's first daughter, and has the initials G-C-H; it quotes the Brahms lullaby because why not?
This is Amy Briggs performing it at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in a recording session.
This is Marilyn Nonken's performance at Brandeis in October, 2019.
