'WHITE KEYS - BLACK KEYS' WAS WRITTEN BY BARBARA HELLER IN DECEMBER 2003 FOR A PIANIST WHO LIKES TO IMPROVISE AND LOVES A CERTAIN FREEDOM IN A WORK. ALTHOUGH AN ORDER OF THE PARTS IS PRE-DETERMINED IN HER COMPOSITION, ALL SECTIONS MAY WELL BE COMBINED IN LYRICAL, SOFT, POCO RUBATO - SOFTLY FLOWING, LIKE WATER - RADIANT - STRONG TONE COLOR, REACHING UPWARDS - STORMING UPWARDS, LOUD - CHORALE, PLAY VERY CALMLY - RUBATO, AS NEW LIFE - EPILOGUE