Cara Haxo, composer
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A Chase in Purple (2021)

piano
c. 4 minutes

Composed for the Cleveland Composers Guild 2021 Creativity: Learning Through Experience Project 
Premiered by Anshul Sharma (piano)
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement, Cleveland, OH, 
12 September 2021 
Cara Haxo · A Chase in Purpose, for solo piano (2021)
In A Chase in Purple (2021), light, staccato high notes are paired against dark, ominous notes in the lowest register of the piano. The piece loosely tells the story of a bunny being chased by a more sinister character. While the ending is left open to interpretation, I like to think that the bunny gets away. The piece is also somewhat inspired by my cat, Pippin, who has (luckily) never met a rabbit, but enjoys chasing other creatures and objects, including stink bugs, leaves, and his tail.

A Chase in Purple was composed for Anshul Sharma as part of the 2021 Cleveland Composer’s Guild Creativity: Learning Through Experience Project. My thanks go to Anshul for creating the story behind this piece and for describing the sounds he imagined in such vivid detail.
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