Programme Note
1. SEEK
2. PUSH
3. SINK
4. SPIN
5. STAB
6. LEAN
7. QUIT
These seven piano pieces were written as an attempt to go into the tradition of romantic and impressionist character pieces, like Grieg's Lyrical Pieces or Debussy's Preludes: small, relatively simple pieces with a motto, and usually with one prevailing sentiment, like a musical short story. Like the aforementioned pieces, my Imperatives can be played either as separate pieces, or as a cycle.