WINDSONGS - CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
WINDSONGS - CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
pf solo, orch: picc,3.3.3.3. 4.3.3.1. perc.(4 players) harp, strings
Windsongs is a concerto for piano and orchestra in 3 movements with an interlude between 2 and 3. The title alludes to the similarities among the four haiku which inspired the work, with their strong imagery of the seasons, the wind and the sea. The four sections are titled: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. This is a tonal work based on 28 different scales, none of which are the familiar major or minor.
These scales were developed within a rather complex system of progression, inter-relationship and metamorphosis. Everything in the piece is related, and many of these relationships can be detected upon first hearing. This is a 'big' concerto in the romantic sense, and both the solo and orchestral parts place considerable demands upon the performers.
Movements: 3.0
Authored (or revised): 1979
Duration (minutes): 0.9583333333333334
First performance: February, 1980 - Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra., Yoshimi Takeda, Conductor., Abraham Stokman, Pianist.
SKU
ACA-ZUPR-084This is an archival item from ACA's catalog, and not currently available for purchase.
Description
Windsongs is a concerto for piano and orchestra in 3 movements with an interlude between 2 and 3. The title alludes to the similarities among the four haiku which inspired the work, with their strong imagery of the seasons, the wind and the sea. The four sections are titled: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. This is a tonal work based on 28 different scales, none of which are the familiar major or minor.
These scales were developed within a rather complex system of progression, inter-relationship and metamorphosis. Everything in the piece is related, and many of these relationships can be detected upon first hearing. This is a 'big' concerto in the romantic sense, and both the solo and orchestral parts place considerable demands upon the performers.