A set of challenges for advanced students and performers from Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky. Style and dynamics vary widely in these descriptive miniatures, from the quiet delicacy of the openin g piece to the mechanical dissonance of the second, and more. Performed as a whole, the cycle's duration is approximately 8 minutes.

• Contemplativo
• tempo rubato
• Meccanico
• Sereno
• luminoso
• Presto giocoso