Score
Pandiatonic explorations : for piano / Michael Hannan.
Library shelf no. 786.2/HAN 31 [Not for loan]
Work Overview
Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) coined the term "pandiatonic" to
cover musical textures that are restricted to the diatonic scale
but are not tied to the triadic harmonic procedures upon which
Western music is traditionally based. Rather pandiatonic music
uses a more extensive range of harmonic ideas based on clusters,
and other non-triadic harmonic
constructions.
Pandiatonic Explorations takes up Slonimsky's idea. The
first movement explores block chords based on clusters. In the
second movement a four-note melodic idea is accompanied by a
series of evolving pandiatonic ostinati. The third movement
develops textures based exclusively on the intervals of the
second and the fourth; and the fourth movement explores
combinations in both hands of three-note chords based on
fourths.
The work is dedicated to the memory of Nicolas Slonimsky with
whom I worked as a compositional amanuensis in 1984 and 1990.
Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: Piano.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: in memory of Nicolas Slonimsky
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