Schott

Again, playing by ear, inventing accompaniments, experimenting with timbres and chords, and composing little pieces should constantly supplement lessons. In the appendix of Volume 2, the author offers some ideas, though he has consciously left much to the individual approach of the teacher.

This short solo piano piece is a variation on a theme by Rameau. Casken has created in this work a broad Gallic sound world along with sultry Debussian colours. The piece was written for the British pianist Stephen Gutman for his Rameau Project in 1999.