(October 24, 2015) Although I have dedicated
pieces to people who were not my students, this is the first piece that I have
written that was intended, from the beginning, for a person who is not my
student. This was written for Amy West,
whose older brother Ryan studied with me his last four years of high school,
and whose sensitive playing of Mompou’s “Pajaro triste” resulted in lots of
YouTube fan mail.
During a break in lessons I heard her practicing
across the hall, and was impressed with her musical growth, and decided to
write something for her. She studies with
my colleague Sally Traylor, who likes to pass her gifted students to me when
they reach a certain performance level.
And she teaches young beginners in a way that I envy.
I asked Amy if she wanted something melodic and reflective, or a little bit flashy. I began work on a piece titled "Allegro Burlesco", but then this happened.
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