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Sheet Music: ScoreSonata for piano four hands / Carl Vine.by Carl Vine (2009)
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In my earlier piano sonatas I occasionally wished that the
soloist could grow an extra hand to manage all of the requisite
notes. In the long run, adding an extra player seemed more
prudent, and it now seems odd to me that the "four hand sonata"
has enjoyed so little popularity since the nineteenth century.
This is my first attempt to make a concert work of solid
substance using those two extra hands which, by playing on the
same (well-maintained and tuneful) instrument, have a distinct
advantage over their 'duo' brethren if the two instruments
concerned aren't perfectly attuned to each other.
The work falls into five sections played without a break. The
extended, heavily rhythmic Prelude
opens with a declamatory introduction revolving around a sequence
of 16-note chords which, in just two bars, sound 65 of the 88
notes on the keyboard. This leads to a gentle
Waltz demanding great flexibility and
sensitivity from the players. The central section,
Deuces, methodically explores the 6
unique (non-directional) pairings of 4 hands: 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-3,
2-4 and 3-4. Each pair shares, in turn, a leading melody while
the remaining two hands provide mellifluous interlinking
accompaniments.
The pairings evolve into a short, energetic bridge passage that
falls precipitously to a reflective
Meditation luxuriating in the sonorous
resonance of a piano keyboard caressed by 20 fingers. This is
succeeded by a fast-paced Toccata in
triplet rhythms that progresses to a pounding finale.
It is 'pure' music with no specific accompanying narrative or
poetic allusion.
Carl Vine, 8 October 2009
Published by: Faber Music [0571572200] — 1 score (64p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 23 mins
First performance at The Key to Vine (Verbrugghen Hall) on 22 Nov 2009
Includes programme note.
Typeset edition.
ISBN: 0-571-57220-0
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