Sea Anemone

This masterful collection of mildly contemporary solos for young students explores clusters, pedal effects, and whole-tone patterns in an evocative, imaginative way. Each piece beautifully describes its title with inviting sounds and colors. Great recital material! Features mainly 5-finger position, easily-learned solos; eighth notes; whole-tone patterns; damper and sostenuto pedal; hands-together passages; some register shifts; simple meters. 7 Solos: Angelfish Arabesque • Ghosts Of A Sunken Pirate Ship • Invaders Of The Reef • The Jellyfish • The Lonesome Hermit Crab • The Sea Anemone • Starfish Serenade.

Delightful and imaginative titles are the creative inspiration for the music in this book. Each of the ten solos in this collection of tone poems describes various creatures: Monarch Butterfly, Sea Anemone, Black Stallion, Fawn, Dolphins, Crickets, Bullfrogs, Great White Shark, Raccoon and Blue Whale. The solos vary in length from short, one-page vignettes to longer musical depictions. Various tempos and meters and moods throughout; Keys: G, C, F modal, G-Flat, D, F minor, E modal, A; Reading range: full keyboard; Perf. time: varies from less than 1 minute to 2 minutes.