Hear the pulse
Begin slowly and notice lyrical lines that move like gentle currents before adding intensity.
Original composition for piano
Adrift
The feeling of drifting without haste, shaped into an intimate musical gesture.
A solo piano piece in which lyrical lines that move like gentle currents gives form to the feeling of drifting without haste.
Listen to the recording
Adrift
Music and edition by David de Miguel
About the piece
- Album
- Serendipity
- Released
- Album, 2018
- Duration
- 3:13
- Instrumentation
- Solo piano
- Level
- Easy–intermediate
- Score
- 4 pages
Inside the music
Adrift, from the inside.
The music unfolds through lyrical lines that move like gentle currents. Without relying on grand gestures, it creates an arc that suggests the feeling of drifting without haste.
The score
The music, on the page.
The first page reveals how lyrical lines that move like gentle currents organises the musical discourse.
The writing makes the central challenge clear: fluid phrasing and balance between musical layers. Reading the layers first is more important than chasing speed.
- 014 pagesComplete edition
- 02Easy–intermediateSuggested catalogue level
- 03Main gestureLyrical lines that move like gentle currents
- 04Musical focusFluid phrasing and balance between musical layers
At the piano
Three ideas for playing Adrift.
Thoughtful reading helps preserve the character of the piece from the very first practice session.
Separate the layers
Let the main line sing without losing the continuity of the accompaniment.
Shape the arc
Work on fluid phrasing and balance between musical layers across complete phrases rather than one bar at a time.
Digital edition
Place it on your music stand.
The complete edition of Adrift is available from Sheet Music Direct.
- Solo piano
- Digital download
- Easy–intermediate
- 4 pages
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