DANCING ON HOT COALS

Composed: 1998
Commission:  Carl Fischer Inc. Music Publishing Company
Duration:  3 minutes    
Instrumentation: Solo Piano

Dancing On Hot Coals is a perpetual motion of medium difficulty. The staccato notes, which exchange constantly from hand to hand, and the frequent alteration of rhythm and meter conjure up images of a toe dancer pretending to dance on hot coals, hopping and pirouetting nimbly and quickly.