2 pno. Duration: 9:00

   by Theodore A. Jander

I. Spring Rain

II. Summer Breeze with (Oppressive) Summer Heat

III. Autumn Leaves

IV. Winter Snow

While my daughter was taking one of her many naps on my chest during the fall of 2003, I was gazing out our living room window with the rain falling in a blustery wind. Leaves were cascading down from the tree branches as is typical of autumn. The concept of four character pieces based on the seasons began brewing in my mind. I began by developing a tone row utilizing the first three pitches from each movement of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. However, the final pitch of the row needed to be altered in order to maintain the established elements of the twelve tone row. Let your imagination take over as you are carried through the seasons.