for solo piano
duration: 19’

MOVEMENTS

I. Dissolving Into Air (for SDB)
II. Clouds (for DAM)
III. Cradle Song (for MJF)
IV. Free Fall (for TRS)

PROGRAM NOTE

Small pieces built of cycles, with material that turns over itself, spiraling and swirling. Zoetrope refers to the small rotating drums onto which images were placed that appeared to be animated when the drum was turned. They were precursors to motion video animation. The word itself comes from the Greek zoe (life) tropos (turning).