• David Rakowski
  • Études Book 5
    (Nos. 41-50)

  • C.F. Peters Corporation (World)
  • pf
  • 22 min

Programme Note

No. 41: Bop It, piano etude (2002) [bop etude/for Geoffrey Burleson]

No. 42: Madam I'm Adam, piano etude (2002) [little palindrome etude]

No. 43: Wiggle Room, piano etude (2002) [etude on fast notes moving in parallel]

No. 44: Triaddled, piano etude (2002) [etude on triads]

No. 45: Pink Tab, piano etude (2002) [accelerando-ritenuto etude]

No. 46: Durchrauscht Die Luft, piano etude (2002) [etude on sevenths]

No. 47: Fra Diabolis, piano etude (2002) [etude on tritones]

No. 48: What Half-Diminishes One (Half-Diminishes All), pf etude (2002) [chorale-etude on half-dim. 7th chords/to Eric Chafe] [on an idea stolen from Martler and encouraged by Rick M.]

No. 49: Saltimmano, piano etude (2002) [finger-pedaling etude]

No. 50: No Stranger to Our Planet, piano etude (2002) [etude on register shifts]