Ghost Story

NFMC choice 2001-2003,  Ghost Story, Piano Solo (Mid-Intermediate level), composed by Alexander Peskanov. "Grace notes, sforzandos, accelerandos, pedal effects and extreme registers combine to paint a colorful aural image of spirits. Ghost Story is almost seven pages long, including a three page da capo, and may provide reading challenges for some students, as it is in C# minor with extra accidentals. Broken octaves in the right hand prefaced by grace notes and accompanied by rolled chords in the left hand that span a tenth lasts  for one entire page of the piece. The remainder is highly patterned, and Ghost Story should be fun to play after initial reading challenges are mastered."