Solo Piano
SKU:
CN.19880
Composed by
Luigi Zaninelli.
Published by C. Alan
Publications (CN.19880).
As a young
composition student at
the Curtis Institute of
Music, my teacher, Gian
Carlo Menotti, suggested
that I write some music
for children. He believed
that, when writing for
children, a composer
would soon discover what
was true and honest and
what was shallow
artifice. I was soon to
discover that he was
right. One of my first
published works was a
children's ballet
entitled The Enchanted
Lake. In 1966, I
published my first series
of piano pieces for
children, A Lexicon of
Beasties. They were
dedicated to my
daughters. I now have a
12-year-old son. It
seemed fitting that I now
write some pieces for
him. He plays and enjoys
these. It is my hope that
they will give pleasure
to many others.
(1) SHADOW
RIDGE RAG - A spirited
dance with infectious
syncopation and some
charming harmonic
surprises.
(2) THE
RIVER - An elegant new
setting of a lovely
English folk song.
(3) FLASH and DASH -
A showy, extroverted
piece filled with energy
and unexpected
glissandi.
