Work Overview

• Publication Year: 1972
• First Publisher: Rideau Rouge
• Instrumentation: Piano Solo or Harp Solo
• Total Performance Time: 2 minutes

Andantino, D minor, 4/4 time, this is a two-page piece in free form. A consistent two-bar pattern in the left hand depicts the gait of a camel, while the right hand plays a simple melody in single notes. While evoking the melancholy of the desert through the use of the Dorian mode and blue notes, it also possesses an interesting, somewhat whimsical and humorous quality. It can also be optionally performed in combination with Insects and A Walk, which were published simultaneously.