Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1168951 By Franklyn Grace. By Franklyn Grace. Contemporary,Contest,Festival. Score. 2 pages. Franklyn Grace Creative Arts #769295. Published by Franklyn Grace Creative Arts (A0.1168951). The Earthling is a short contemporary piano solo written by Franklyn Grace in 2016, while she was still a high school student. In 2017, it was selected as the winner of the Indiana Federation of Music Clubs Junior Composers Contest.Performance Notes: I have particularly fond memories of The Earthling because I remember it as the first piece I composed that truly helped me believe in myself as a composer. I was inspired to compose The Earthling based on an idea I had for a sci-fi/fantasy story when I was in high school. In the story, the main character is a young girl from the planet Earth, who finds herself transported to a galaxy not her own. This piece serves as her character theme. The ending has been described as throwaway, in comparison to certain works of the French composer Francis Poulenc. I very intentionally crafted this ending to allude to an eerily ethereal feel.
