David Heinick, composer
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Afternoon Quickies for piano (2002-2007)

i    4/28/06
ii    4/05/07
iii    3/29/02
iv    4/23/03
v    11/15/02

5-6 minutes

    In the semesters when I teach a composition class for non-majors, one class meeting is set aside for  a particular project:  I provide the students with the first measure of a piece for solo piano, and they must complete a piece from that beginning by the end of the fifty-minute class period.  Additionally, the handwritten piece must fit on the single sheet of staff paper I provide them.  I also complete the exercise each time.  Afternoon Quickies comprises several of my completions.  The titles of each movement are simply the dates of composition.  When I perform the piece, I add an additional improvised movement at the end.