Work
Psychosonata : Piano sonata No. 2
by Michael Kieran Harvey (2012)
Also known as: Piano sonata No. 2
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Performance by Michael Kieran Harvey from the CD Psychosonata |
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Work Overview
There is no narrative. The entire work is constructed on the bijective numeration system, that is, all nine Hindu-Arabic numerals without the concept of zero. There is an obsessive exploration of these numerals which constrains and controls the musical terrain in an artificial and additive fashion - almost robotic - rather like what I understand to be the unsympathetic thought processes of the psychopath, or the seemingly disordered thought of the psychotic.
Work Details
Year: 2012
Instrumentation: Piano.
Duration: 25 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — requires virtuoso technique
Dedication note: Dedicated to a cat called Psycho
Commission note: Commissioned by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
First performance: by Michael Kieran Harvey — 22 May 12. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2012 Congress, Hobart
The composer cites the following influences on this work:
Bartok sonata, Ligeti Etudes, Carter Night Fantasies
Performances of this work
5 Sep 13: Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium. Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
11 Aug 2013: at THNMF - A Celebration of New Australian Piano Music (Government House Ballroom, Perth). Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
19 Jul 2013: at Carriageworks presents - Michael Kieran Harvey (Carriageworks). Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
28 May 13: "Admirável Música Nova" festival, Teatro II, Banco do Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
4 Nov 12: Synaesthesia Weekend, MONA, Hobart. Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
3 Nov 12: Synaesthesia Weekend, MONA, Hobart. Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
17 Aug 12: Goulburn Regional Conservatorium. Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
22 May 12: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2012 Congress, Hobart. Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
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