1 Piano,4 Hands,Piano Duet - Digital Download SKU: A0.507473 Composed by Heather Cattanach. 20th Century,Contemporary,Instructional,Latin. Score. 5 pages. Published by Heather Cattanach (A0.507473). It swims! It flies! Volans is a southern hemisphere constellation first named Piscis Volans (Flying Fish) by Petrus Plancius. It was included in Johann Bayer’s star atlas, Uranometria and its name was later shortened to Volans. In some constellation illustrations, Volans is pursued by the constellation Dorado, a bigger predator fish. But in this piece Volans appears to be enjoying the sunshine and sea. Secondo carries the montuno and tumbao grooves of Afro-Cuban jazz styles, while Primo leaps and glides in scales and arpeggios. Late Intermediate Piano Duet 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). Performance Time 1 minute. 4 pages. (General Instructional, Modern, 20th Century, Repertoire, Recital, Latin, Jazz, 1 piano 4 hands).
