PIANO MUSIC

"Romantic, lyrical and impressionistic all at once, the pieces (Piscataway & The Hibiscus on the Water) have a beautiful natural pianism"
-Hamilton Spectator
Free Piano MP3 excerpt of The Hibiscus on the Water for solo piano performed by Yvar Mikashoff

ELEGY AND TOTENTANZ  Peter Ware Eric Tan performing Elegy & Totentanz

The Elegy, shifting between monophonic and polyphonic two part dialog, imparts a sacred quality similar to Gregorian chant.  Accompaniment chords serve as quiet answers to the phrases.  The Totentanz is a dance of the body after death and is the last play of the muscles. In moderate triple meter, Totentanz features staccato articulations that give it a perky and playful character.  Opening with a rhythmic motive of four eighth notes, this motive is subsequently marked with an embellished grace note. and  spun out in a Baroque fashion.  This "single affection" pervades the entire fabric.  Use of a motor rhythm sustains a great sense of momentum, until the ending where it winds down majestically.   6 p.  AE0429  $6.98   Download Adobe Acrobat reader excerpt of Elegie und Totentanz (295K)

THE HIBISCUS ON THE WATER  Piano  6'  Peter Ware 
Free Piano MP3 excerpt of The Hibiscus on the Water for solo piano performed by Yvar Mikashoff
Free Piano MP3 of The Hibiscus on the Water for solo piano performed by Yvar Mikashoff
Free score of Hibiscus on the Water
Inspired by the delicate flowers that grow so plentifully along the riverbanks of the Piscataway creek in Virginia as illustrated by the poem Hibiscus by Piscataway by Agnes Ware.  This fantasy variation flows simply and unpretentiously with a lyrical melody and undulating accompaniment.  The Hibiscus on the Water is published in the Conservatory of Canada's New Millennium Series. It is part of the grade nine piano requirements and is published in the Grade Nine New Millennium Piano Series by Waterloo Music. Score edited by the composer 5 p. AE1018  $5.98

PISCATAWAY "On Looking Deeper into the Water" Piano 12'  Peter Ware  
Free MP3 excerpt of Piscataway for solo piano performed by Yvar Mikashoff
Free MP3 of Piscataway for solo piano performed by Yvar Mikashoff
Free Score of Piscataway for solo piano
Utilizing the extreme ranges of the piano in a virtuoso display, this piece is named after the Piscataway river in Virginia.  Colourful flourishes contrast with long-breathed melodies; and although metered, the rhythm is perceived as free, symbolic of the  river's rapid current and still eddies.  As numerous sustained trills and tremolos shimmer on, dynamic balance and endurance are essential.  Score 11 p. AE284  $11.98

THREE HAIKU FOR PIANO  3'  Peter Ware
These concise works are musical Haiku in an expressionistic style.  3 p. AE659  $4.98