Childhood Memories

“Childhood Memories” is a collection of ten short piano pieces, ranging in difficulty from easy to challenging, (approximately Royal Conservatory Grade 2 to Grade 8). Each piece reflects an image or event from childhood:

  1. Tears                               0:50
  2. Galumphing                    1:44
  3. Three Cats                      1:42
  4. Ripples                             1:02
  5. Spying!                            0:38
  6. Butterflies                        1:56
  7. A Sad Tale                       0:44
  8. Echo Canyon                  0:56
  9. Watching Clouds            2:02

Total performance time: about 12:00

Additional notes:
#1. “Tears” is the composer’s Opus 1 of classical music, written at the age of 19.
#8. “Echo Canyon” uses a special effect that works with the Sostenuto pedal, (the middle pedal on a piano with 3 pedals), and must be heard or recorded at close range for the effect to be audible.

The original print run contained some typesetting errors. If you purchased one of these, (printed in 2019), please use the Contact page to receive the corrections.

“Childhood Memories” performed by Han Ding
Photo: one of the composer’s grandchildren!

Published by Palliser Music Publishing

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