Six Bagatelles - for solo piano (B8)

These brief compositions were crafted in 1981 for a companion of the composer. Both had similar piano playing abilities that were quite basic, thus making the pieces relatively simple to play. Try identifying the quotes in the first five pieces, but don't overanalyze them. The fourth and fifth pieces were later incorporated into the fifth and sixth pieces of 'Seven Songs Without Words (B17a)'. Furthermore, 'Valse Triste' (the sixth piece) and the theme from the second piece were also incorporated into th