A Chase in Purple (2021)
piano
c. 4 minutes 30 seconds
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
c. 4 minutes 30 seconds
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
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.
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.