| Piano Sonata No. 1 |
| composer: | Nancy Galbraith (1997) |  |
| genre: | solo piano | |
| length: | 3 movements, 15:30 minutes | |
| publisher: | Subito Music Publishing (ASCAP)
60 Depot Street, Verona, NJ 07044 973-857-3440 mail@subitomusic.com www.subitomusic.com |
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| world premiere: | 2 December 1998
Jocelyn Chapman, piano Mellon Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| audio samples: | 1. Fugue 2. Religioso 3. Allegro |
| recordings: |
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Nancy Galbraith: Atacama Albany Records • 2003 • TROY556 Patricia Prattis Jennings, piano |
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Nancy Boston American Women: Modern Voices in Piano Music Oasis • 2006 • B000ICLS6U |
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| comments: | "Piano Sonata No. 1" begins with an animated Fugue, a restless internal dialog that twists and turns to triumphant resolve. The nearly motionless Religioso lingers in still, prayerful meditation, slowly arcs to an anguished ‘miserere’, then comes to rest in an emotionally spent, yet peaceful surrender. Allegro begins and ends in jubilant song and dance surrounding a serene, dreamy landscape. | |
| composer's notes: | The syncopated fugue subject of movement I is treated in a traditional manner in the opening and is transformed into a more lyrical statement in the development. The movement closes with a dramatic statement of the subject in octaves in the low register. Movement II begins with a simple chant-like melody which gradually becomes more intense and is finally stated with large cluster chords. The movement ends peacefully as it began. The sonata closes with a perpetual motion movement III, which makes use of minimalistic techniques.
—Nancy Galbraith. |
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| press bytes: |
The Piano Sonata has been taken up by a number of fine pianists, and rightly so, as it presents a clear and cogent musical argument; energetic outer movements framing a slow movement of deep feeling and emotional depth.
...a colorful piece with syncopated rhythms that explore the entire keyboard. —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Her fugue is a lively affair, far removed from dry academics. How many fugues make you want to dance?
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| source: | nancygalbraith.com
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