Dušan Bogdanovič

Six Children's Pieces

Composer Bogdanovic needs no introduction to most Soundboard readers. His body of work is well-known and recognized. These are a set of six one-page pieces specifically penned for children, written in 1977 but unpublished until 2010. There is more than a slight Balkian flavor to these works. The titles are descriptive: The Old Car, Waltz for a Sad Cloud, The Bear, The Squirrel The Town Square, and March of the Lilliputians. Nowadays, this last one might need some explanation, as I am not sure Jonathan Swift is still on most school reading lists. None of the pieces goes beyond the sixth fret (high Bb), and there are very few barrés or slurs required.David Norton (Soundboard Magazine)