Tone painting on the bottomland forest region and wildlife refuge around T.C. Steele State Memorial and the Stillwater Wildlife Refuge of south-central Indiana. Contemporary tonal harmonies. Five movements vary in tempo but still reflect the peacefulness of slow-moving water. For the non-technical pianist. 8 min. Piano. Easy to moderate. 5 pgs.
Score: $10.
"Tribute to 108th Street" (1994).
A young woman in Harlem stares out of her apartment building window and wonders what she can make of her life. Allusions to Cole Porter, late Beethoven, and contemporary jazz. 3 min. Mezzo, pno. Moderate. 7 pgs.
Score: $10.
"Autumn" (1995-6).
Magnum tone painting on Indiana autumn, depicting the melancholy and dying away of the season. Moderately slow and very chordal. Allusions to the 1950s piano solos of Duke Ellington, and of Woody Herman's seminal piece "Early Autumn". Contemporary jazz harmonies and allusions to Ravel. 5 min. Piano. Difficult. 5 pgs.
