Compiled by Thalia Myers, this second volume presents 30 specially-commissioned miniatures for pianists, written by leading composers born or now based in Great Britain. Spectrum 2 contains pieces that are easier and shorter than those in the original Spectrum ranging in standard from Grade 1 to Grade 6.

Contents

• Only a wish away [Eleanor Alberga]
• A Story Untold [Avril Anderson]
• Somewhere near Cluj [Julian Anderson]
• Sunset over Stac Pollaidh [David Bedford]
• Taking a line for a walk [Richard Rodney Bennet]
• The Little Bear [Diana Burrell]
• Slow Moon [Philip Cashian]
• Chorale for Howard Skempton [Laurence Crane]
• Plaint [Brian Elias]
• Tango [Michael Finnissy]
• Tunch [Graham Fitkin]
• High Ground [Michael Zev Gordon]
• Haiku [Jonathan Harvey]
• Lizard [Alun Hoddinott]
• October Monody [Gabriel Jackson]
• In Memoriam [Neil Kaczor]
• Rosamund's March [Colin Matthews]
• Foglie d'Autunno [Edward McGuire]
• Clouds [Barry Mills]
• Tsunami [Stephen Montague]
• Micro-Sonata [Anthony Payne]
• arc [Roger Redgate]
• Nyanyushka's Song [Jeremy Dale Roberts]
• Hallowe'en [Edwin Roxburgh]
• Cat being bold at first [Timothy Salter]
• l'escalier [David Sawer]
• Arpeggio [Howard Skempton]
• Tuesday [Dave Smith]
• Zodiacs [John Tavener]
• Little Dances [Andrew Toovey]