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Performance by Michael Kieran Harvey from the CD Aporia |
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Aporia : Michael Kieran Harvey Collection / Michael Kieran Harvey.
Library shelf no. CD 2886 [Not for loan]
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Work Overview
This work was commissioned by Graeme Lee for his wife Margaret. It was written with deepest gratitude for them from December 2015 until January 2016. Trams run outside their home in central Melbourne where I lived for a while. The noise of the wheels formed terrifying harmonics and chaotic rhythms. The harmonic series and its inversion (stated at the beginning) form the basis of the work - all pitch and durational material is freely derived from this sequence. The sonata explores the concept of aporia, which is a state of bewilderment, of not being sure of the way forward. This is expressed by the interplay between intuitive and systematized writing.
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: Piano.
Duration: 22 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Virtuoso technique required
Dedication note: Dedicated to Graeme and Margaret Lee
Commission note: Commissioned by Graeme Lee for his wife Margaret.
First performance: by Michael Kieran Harvey at City of Snakes (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon) on 20 May 2016
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc assocaited with this work:
Rudhyar, Ligeti, Carter, Sepultura
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Sonatas
Performances of this work
28 Jun 2016: at Meditation (Conservatorium Recital Hall (Hobart)). Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
20 May 2016: at City of Snakes (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
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