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Carpe Diem : Italian Gothic 'bas-relief' for solo piano / Michael Kieran Harvey.
by Michael Kieran Harvey (2015)
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- Instrumentation: Piano.
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Audio Sample
Performance by Arabella Teniswood-Harvey from the CD Carpe Diem
Product details
Carpe Diem (Latin for "seize the day") is an Italian Gothic "bas-relief" for solo piano, a rumination on Respighi's "The Pines of Rome". This etude was written for Michael Kieran Harvey's wife Dr Arabella Teniswood-Harvey on the occasion of her 40th birthday.
Both had recently returned from a visit to the site of these distinctive trees in the Villa Borghese, Rome. As in the technique of bas-relief sculpture, the undulating septuplets of the opening suggest the "umbrella" shape of the intermingling pine canopies, while the stark octave theme hints at the majestic yet sensual curving pine trunks. The work is in a miniature sonata form, with a central section reminiscent of moonlight summer nights in the garden of the Villa Borghese, disturbed by a gentle melancholy breeze. Such beautiful and romantic surroundings irresistibly lead to passionate urges to grab life while one can, to "seize the day", to make the most of one's existence.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (12p. -- B4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced — Virtuoso technique required
Duration: 4 mins, 30 sec.
Dedicated to Arabella Teniswood-Harvey
Commissioned by Arabella Teniswood-Harvey.
Includes programme note.
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Respighi, Liszt, Barber.
Typeset edition.
ISMN: 979-0-720169-25-5
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