Composer Note:
Bagatelles was commissioned by the late Andrew Wolf and premiered by Peter Serkin at a benefit concert for the All-Newton Music School in November 1985. I feel grateful that I met and worked with Andy Wolf. Although my contact with him was limited to a few conversations, the meaning of this wonderful man remains very much with me. Bagatelles is dedicated to him and to Peter Serkin.
There are three bagatelles in all:
Proclamation; Spontaneous Songs, a group of short character pieces; and finally,
The Dance, a slightly more than three-minute waltz.
— Peter Lieberson
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