Piano - difficult SKU: HL.49045477
Solo Piano. Composed by Han Lash. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Piano. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2015. 64 pages. Duration 25'. Schott Music #ED30168. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045477). ISBN 9781495090219. UPC: 888680671648. 9.0x12.0x0.165 inches.
Pianist Lisa Moore has an extraordinary charisma and energy at her instrument, with a kind of musical laser focus that I find tremendously inspiring. I wanted to write her a set of pieces that would play to her wonderful range and character as a performer. So I decided to write pieces in the spirit of etudes: each focuses on a different type of playing or technique or pianistic color. There is one odd piece out: the 'dream,' which is in no way an etude. This 'dream' came about when I was looking after Lisa's petunias while she was away from home. Unfortunately, her petunias languished and died. Feeling very bad, I wrote a piece to commemorate the poor flowers that had perished in my care. The set of pieces as a whole is playful, energetic, and sometimes dark and contemplative. It is a work which reflects my deep admiration for Lisa's musicianship and playing. -Han Lash.
