Sally Greenaway | Composer

Written specially for the Chopin Composition Competition Australia in 2012 - the competition was folded before the judging due to the upheaval of the ANU School of Music where the Chopin Piano Competition (and Chopin Composition Competition) was meant to take place.

The piece explores the technical requirements of performing a consistent octave quaver pattern beneath a beautiful, introspective melody. The mood and colour of this piece is very similar to Chopin's Nocturnes and is directly inspired by his Prelude Op. 28 no. 2 in A minor; and Nocturne Op. posth no. 20 in C# minor.