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Allusion, introspection and ascension : three pieces for solo piano [eScore] / Stuart Greenbaum.

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CD	Inspirations / Ian Holtham, piano. This product only features part of this work: Schubert: 1828, an introspection 1 CD (54 min.) Published by Tall Poppies — 2013 [TP227] Library shelf no. CD 2508	Available for loan	$23.00	Add to cart
CD	Satellite mapping : complete solo piano works (1989-2014) / Stuart Greenbaum ; Amir Farid, piano. 2 CDs (125 min.) Published by Move Records — March, 2016 [MD3402] Library shelf no. CD 2748	Available for loan	$22.73	Add to cart
Score [ePDF]	Allusion, introspection and ascension : three pieces for solo piano [eScore] / Stuart Greenbaum. 1 digital (PDF) facsimile score (17p. -- A4 (portrait)) Published by Australian Music Centre — 2020	Not for loan	$26.36	Add to cart
Score	Allusion, introspection and ascension : three pieces for solo piano / Stuart Greenbaum. 1 facsimile score (17p. -- A4 (portrait)) Published by Australian Music Centre — 2012 Library shelf no. 786.2/GRE 11	Available for loan	$37.27	Add to cart

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Work Overview

These 3 pieces for solo piano re-interpret harmonic progressions taken from great classics of 19^th Century solo piano literature. The first piece, Barcarole Allusion, was written for Stephen McIntyre's 70^th birthday concert and based on 4 chromatic chords hiding quietly in the middle of Chopin's well-known work.

The second and third pieces were written at the invitation of Ian Holtham to accompany their originals in concert. Schubert: 1828, an introspection is based on 6 progressions (of between 2 to 7 chords) from the 4^th movement of his final Sonata D960, re-ordering them in an organically expanding cycle. The Petrarch Ascension takes the second of Liszt's Three Petrarch Sonnets - No.104, and presents its rising melodic sequence in slow-motion leading to an ecstatic, compressed revelation at the climax.

All 3 pieces are exclusively based on these 'borrowed' notes in the same keys in which they were originally composed; and while intentionally re-interpreted within my own compositional idiom, hopefully some semblance of the originals can still be discerned.

Work Details

Year: 2012

Instrumentation: Piano.

Duration: 13 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Contents note: I: Barcarole Allusion -- II: Schubert: 1828, an introspection -- III: The Petrarch Ascension (composed 2011).

Dedication note: Dedicated to Stephen McIntyre, Ian Holtham

First performance: by Ian Holtham — 22 Oct 11. Melba Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music