Five Character Pieces

piano solo

duration 13’00”

Five Character Pieces explores the contrasting moods and emotions suggested by each movement’s title. The movements may be played alone, in small groups, or as a complete set. Five Character Pieces is a companion work to my 2017 solo piano piece Journey; both were composed using the same underlying harmonic scheme and feature similar melodic and rhythmic material. While Journey is a substantial eleven-movement virtuosic work, Five Character Pieces is intended for advanced student pianists.

Movements:

I. Resolute, II. Musing, III. Quirk, IV. Wistful, V. Rumpus

Five Character Pieces will be premiered in March 2026 at the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers New Music Festival.

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