A Little Whimsy

Composer: MOORE, Dorothy Rudd
  • A Little Whimsy is a short piano piece written in 1982 in response to a critic who said her music was too serious.
  • Listen for how the lighthearted opening melody keeps interrupting the lyrical waltz theme throughout.
    • Bonus points if the listener can keep track of the work’s mixed meter ;).1

Sources

  1. Maria Thompson Corley, “Little Whimsy,” American Composers Alliance, accessed September 23, 2026, https://composers.com/products/moore-little-whimsy?srsltid=AU7gw4W4iYa2sUsz9_X0YOOV52IKTbLpFB2d-3SbNg231LhvNNP16K3Y.

Cut IDs

26216