It is filled with technical passages that utilize the entire keyboard, yet are idiomatic and arouse the musical imagination. A complex and challenging piano sonata composed by carl vine for the sydney dance company in 1991. Introduction to the piano music of carl vine with emphasis. Vine describes it as a conscious and continuous tribute to the piano concerto as a medium and historical entity, a fact most apparent. Carl vine writes and expresses his piano sonatas in such a way that they have become noticeable virtuosic monuments. Austria 1797 1828 1051 sheet music 640 mp3 202 midi. Unfolding over two finely crafted movements of roughly equal length, the 23minute work often uses the orchestra sparingly, with players from the orchestra joining the soloist in. He began his music studies when he was five years old with lessons on the cornet. Piano smp level 10 advanced composed by carl vine 1954. Carl vine, ao born 8 october 1954, is an australian composer of contemporary classical music. These two sonatas show vines unique compositional style and how well he understands the piano. Buy a copy of the score there is a programme note for this work.
From 1975 he has worked as a freelance pianist and composer with a variety of theatre and dance companies, and ensembles. Available in the national library of australia collection. His piano music is performed frequently around the world and recordings of his music on more than 60. Carl vine produced three piano sonatas 1990, 1997, 2007 and two piano concertos 1997, 2012. His piano music is virtuosic, expressive, and energetic. One of australias most celebrated composers, carl vine is respected internationally for his individual. Named after john strutt and commissioned by his wife, josephine, this single 15minute movement includes a lyrical aria that returns in darkly mirrored form and a joyous presto finale. Sonata for flute and piano, an album by carl vine, alexa still, steven gosling on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. His catalogue also includes seven symphonies, eight concertos, music for film, television and theatre, electronic music and numerous chamber works. Later he began piano study with stephen dornan and composition study with john exton at the university of western australia. Carl vines engaging strutt sonata for cello and piano was premiered at the 2017 huntington estate music festival by julian smiles and ian munro. Carl vines atmospheric violin concerto 2011 creates a rich and multifaceted relationship between soloist and orchestra. The music is full of rich chordal movements, unusual flowing harmonies and.
The fluencyflow of the fast sections are obviously quite important, and once you practised more, im sure itll be great. The three piano sonatas employ the entire range of the keyboard, a wide range of dynamic expression, energetic and motoric rhythmic motion, and free and fluid fast passages with recognizable melody lines. The piano forums are an online community of piano lovers including piano industry professionals, concert artists, recording artists, technicians, dealers, manufacturers, and thousands of enthusiastic amateur pianist. Score in c i orchestration by daniel newman lessler. Australian composer carl vine uses a lot of open fourths and fifths in this piano sonata. It has a romantic quality to it even while keeping its flirting with postmodern stretching of tonalism. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer carl vine b. Carl vine ao is one of australias best known and often performed composers, with an impressive orchestral catalogue featuring eight symphonies and twelve concertos. First gaining prominence in australia in the 1970s as a composer of music for dance, carl vine has 25 dance scores to his credit. Sections of the first movement of carl vine, piano sonata no. One of australias most celebrated composers, carl vine is respected internationally for his. Carl vine composer buy sheet music and scores presto. Sydney town hall, australia first performance date of composition.
The first printed edition, under the label chester music, bears the following description. Tempo markings throughout this score are not suggestions but indications of absolute speed. I dont know this movement well, but you do bring out the lyrical sections well. The first sonata was commissioned by the sydney dance company to accompany choreography by graeme murphy. This complex and challenging piano sonata was composed by vine for the sydney dance company in 1991. Although primarily a composer of modern classical music he has undertaken tasks as diverse as arranging the. This treatise provides an introduction to the piano music of carl vine with an emphasis on his piano sonata no. Vines most acclaimed works include mythologia, first piano sonata and his choral symphony no. Perhaps most unusual is carl vines piano sonata, written in 1990 for the sydney dance company. The piece was first performed by michael harvey in north melbourne in june 1991. Both performers are constantly praised for their technical prowess and amazing ability to make the most challenging works sound effortless and easy. It is a real dazzler, with relentless, darting cross rhythms that tickle the ear, and i dont think it is premature to call it one of the great piano sonatas of the 1990s. Carl vine was born in 1954 in perth, western australia.
Carl vine the classical composers database musicalics. Vine s catalogue includes eight symphonies, twelve concertos, music for film, television and theatre, electronic music and numerous chamber works. Performed by michael kieran harvey on the tall poppies cd carl vine. Drawing on the lithe beauty and contrapuntal elegance of the earlier piano sonata 1946 by elliott carter, the piano sonata by carl vine is a work characterised by intense rhythmic drive and the building up of layers resonance.