compositions by Johann C. Schmid

sheet music scanned by Lewis J. Thomas Jr.

MIDI

Oxford English Dictionary defines "phasma" as "an appearance of brilliant light; an apparition or phantom."
Merriam-Webster defines "shadow dance" as "a dance shown by throwing the shadows of dancers on a screen."
The cover of this sheet music depicts trees casting shadows in moonlight, and its music is to begin "misterioso."