Scarecrows

Perfect repertoire for a Halloween recital! **Purchase includes piano score and cello part** Notes From the Composer "Inspired by an imaginative scarecrow decorating contest held every Halloween in Benicia, CA, these pieces depict a varied selection of straw-stuffed personalities: 1 - Scarecrow sets up the spooky fun with sneaky pizz. and wailing melodic lines; 2 - Ghost-crow haunts us with eerie harmonic glissandos, wide menacing vibratos, and a distorted nursery-rhyme tune; 3 - Skeleton-crow dances on awkward, boney, knocking knees; 4 - Windy leaf-crow depicts dry leaves blowing mysteriously as the cello sings an autumn song. The effect of descending thirds mimic a turkey's gobble; 5 - Zigeuner-crow is a shameless parody of Sarasate's brilliant Zigeunerweisen for virtuoso violin and should be played with the appropriate tongue-in-cheek bravado."