Level: Intermediate to advanced.
£15
for piano four hands
Awaiting is a piece about longing and arrival — written while I was pregnant with my first child, trying to understand what I was going through emotionally and physically, and accept that change is not just part of the process but a part of life regardless of what you choose to do or not do.
The piece is in 7/8 — not quite a Kalamatianos, but you’ll feel its distant shadow. It starts simply and builds gradually in harmony, texture and rhythm. One melodic idea reappears throughout in various forms. The beat groupings shift twice, only towards the end. It stays lyrical throughout, with contradicting dolce and agitato sections and dynamic moments expressed harmonically and rhythmically.
No contemporary techniques. No extended playing required.
A MIDI realisation is available on request.
Program Note
Taking a walk in a park filled with trees, footpaths, flowers, benches for you to rest on before continuing your journey. Where are you going? What colours can you touch? What smells can you hear? What sounds can you see and what textures can you smell during this walk in the park that will inevitably end offering you a powerful experience and knowledge for the future.
£15
for piano four hands