Composer and Publisher: Donald Robert Long
Artist Name: Robert Long
Contact: rlong@rlongballetmusic.com
Section A:
mid to quick tempo; catchy rhythms
1. “Ragtime with Attitude“
Subtitle: “Battements Tendus, Etudes Volume 3 Album“
Meta Data: solo ragtime piano, attitude, tongue in cheek, humorous, in your face, stand-offish
2. “I’m late, where are the car keys?“
Subtitle: “Chaines, Etudes Volume 3 Album“
Meta Data: solo classical piano, hectic, humorous, confused whirlwind, dizzy, going in circles, honey I’m late where are the car keys?
3. “Ready, Set, GO!“
Subtitle: “Battements Frappes and Petits Battements Alternate“
Meta Data: classical piano allegro, boisterous, happy, vigorous, dizzy, scrambling, in a hurry!, confused
4. “Slinky Slick“
Subtitle: “Battements Fondus Ballet Etudes Album“
Meta Data: tango, solo piano, mysterious, saucy, attitude, tongue in cheek, seductive, spicey, dramatic, evocative, slinky
5. “Slinky Slick” (full length)
Subtitle: “Battements Fondus Ballet Etudes Album“
Meta Data: tango, solo piano, mysterious, saucy, attitude, tongue in cheek, seductive, spicey, dramatic, evocative, slinky
6. “Shuffle off to Buckhorn“
Subtitle: “Coupes Fouettes Raccourcis Sautes, Etudes II Album“
Meta Data: solo piano shuffle, mischievous, humorous, impish, jaunty, flippant, giddy, prankish, playful, attitude
7. “Shuffle off to Buckhorn” (full length)
Subtitle: “Coupes Fouettes Raccourcis Sautes, Etudes II Album
Meta Data: solo piano shuffle, mischievous, humorous, impish, jaunty, flippant, giddy, prankish, playful, attitude
8. “Keystone Cops“
Subtitle: “Chaines, Ballet Etudes Album“
Meta Data: solo piano allegro, frantic, manic, silly, slapstick, cartoons, pie in the face, flying frenzy, delirious
9. “A Happy Little Tune“
Subtitle: “Petits Battements“
Meta Data: solo piano, bright, joyous, merry, cheerful, sunny, lighthearted, playful, carefree, jollity, laughter, ecstatic, jovial
10. “Diary of a Mouse“
Subtitle: “Chaines Etudes II Album“
Meta Data: solo piano allegro, scurrying, frantic, scampering, darting, sprinting, anxious, uneasy, frightened, jittery, nervous, worried, jumpy, twitchy, antsy, fretful
Section B:
slow to mid tempo; lyrical
1. “Gentle River Stream“
Subtitle: “Balances en Tournant, Etudes Volume 3 Album“
Meta Data: solo piano, gentle, wistful, flowing, lyrical, river stream, peaceful, repose
2. “Sombre Reflections” (shorter version)
Subtitle: “Ronds de Jambe“
Meta Data: solo piano legato, wistful, moody, longing, sad, homesick, regretful
3. “Sombre Reflections” (full length)
Subtitle: “Ronds de Jambe“
Meta Data: solo piano legato, wistful, moody, longing, sad, homesick, regretful
4. “The Broken Dream“
Subtitle: “1st Adage“
Meta Data: solo piano, despondent, dejected, lost, heart-broken, questioning, unsure, hopeless, lonely, desolate, sundered
5. “The Broken Dream” (full length)
Subtitle: “1st Adage”
Meta Data: solo piano, despondent, dejected, lost, heart-broken, questioning, unsure, hopeless, lonely, desolate, sundered
6. “Early Summer Morning“
Subtitle: “Lyrical 3/4 Enchainement“
Meta Data: lyrical piano solo, undulating, born anew, peaceful, content, serene, ease, soothing, swaddling, pleasurable
7. “A Dream Too Far“
Subtitle: “Developpes Centre Etudes II Album“
Meta Data: piano solo adagio, yearning, melancholy, longing, sadness, wistful, plaintive, mournful, doleful, forlorn
8. “Acquiescence“
Subtitle: “Adage in 4/4 Etudes Volume 3 Album“
Meta Data: piano solo adagio, reverence, repose, serenity, composure, equanimity, poise, deferential, venerable, respectful, noble