Score
Resonances : 12 movements for solo piano / Michael Hannan.
Library shelf no. 786.2/HAN 30 [Not for loan]
Score
Resonances II : three movements for solo piano / Michael Hannan.
Library shelf no. 786.2/HAN 26 [Not for loan]
Work Overview
Resonances II (1989) is the second of a series of four
works, each with three movements, which explore the complex
resonances of the piano by means of a constantly depressed
sustaining pedal. Like George Crumb's Makrokosmos works, the
complete cycle of
twelve Resonances movements corresponds to the twelve
astrological signs. Each movement is dedicated to one or more
friends or associates (mostly composers) who have been born under
the relevant sign. Some aspect of their work or personality has
been used
as a source of inspiration for the composition of that movement,
and occasionally there are actual musical references to the works
of these people.
The Cancer movement "Harmonic Convergence" is dedicated to Colin
Bright and to my partner Susan Boardman. Susan and I began our
enduring relationship on the evening of an astronomical "harmonic
convergence" in 1987. The movement also reflects Colin's
concerns about an Australian quality in music through its
extensive use of the calls of the pied butcherbird. Besides
containing personal and cosmological allusions the title refers
to the merging in this movement of the harmonic materials of the
first two movements of
the cycle.
The Leo movement, "Solar Projections", is dedicated to Roger
Smalley. A device of rhythmic organisation from the opening of
Roger's piano concerto served as the starting point for the
composition of this movement, but as the movement evolved it
became based
principally on the pitch material of the first movement of
Resonances I.
The Virgo movement, "Mercurial Orbits", is dedicated to Barry
Conyngham and Simon Wade. It is also based on butcherbird calls,
and, like some of Barry's music, it has a discernible Japanese
quality.
Michael Hannan
Work Details
Year: 1989
Instrumentation: Piano.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: Harmonic convergence -- Nuclear projections -- Star phases.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Simon Wade, Colin Bright, Susan Boardman, Roger Smalley, Barry Conyngham
Analysis
Resonate article: A lifetime of engagement with Australian music by Michael Hannan
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