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"88 Keys: Piano Music by Carl Schroeder" is a piano sheet music collection of 10 original solo piano works written by Minneapolis-based composer Carl Schroeder, as performed on the CD of the same title. Highlights include "Mississippi River," a lyrical musical reflection on North America's longest river; "Birmingham," composed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; "88 Keys," which uses each of the piano's 88 keys exactly once; "Christine's Lullaby," an elegy written in memory of the youngest victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks; and "Snowflake Song" and "Wisdom," both adapted from the composer's choral work "Two December Carols." Complete contents: "Mississippi River," "Jenny's Song," "Birmingham," "Fenn's Theme," "88 Keys," "Memories from the Hill," "Christine's Lullaby," "Snowflake Song," "Wisdom" and "Switch Track." Visit the composer's website at carlschroeder.com.