Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.507455 Composed by Heather Cattanach. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Score. 10 pages. Published by Heather Cattanach (A0.507455). Taurus is an Advanced Piano Solo with three contrasting movements, from “88 Constellations†a collection by Heather Cattanach featuring one piece of piano music for each of the 88 constellations (to match the number of keys on a standard piano). Skills required include hand crossing and fast scale passages. One of the 48 constellations catalogued by Ptolemy, Taurus the bull is very ancient, having been depicted in cave paintings at Lascaux from c. 15000 BC. In Greek myth, Zeus appeared as a white bull with golden horns to Europa. In the northern hemisphere Taurus is visible in winter and early spring. His orange eye is the star Aldebaran. Performance Time 5 minutes. 9 pages. (General Instructional, Modern, 21st Century, Repertoire, Recital, Zodiac).
