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Sonata
in the
Baroque
Style
for
Carillon [or Harp]
I.
Preludio
II.
Aria and Trio; Recitativo
III.
Finale
(13 pages)
A Sonata
in the
Baroque Style
for Carillon [or Harp] is a work in three
movements, the first of which is a
preludio
in common (4/4) meter. Musical signposts guide the performer through an
optional repeat of the first section, and then in the second section a
return to the beginning is indicated, followed by a jump to the concluding
coda. The second movement,
Aria
and Trio,
presents an ornamented melody of seven phrases, each one repeated in echo. A
contrasting trio intervenes, offering intricate and modulatory
chromaticisms, with the aria returning without repeats to complete out a
rounded binary structure.
Following a brief and expressive
recitativo that links the
second and third movements,
the concluding Finale
presents the sectional contrasts inherent in a rondo. A refrain in compound
meter wavers between 3/4 and 6/8, then a transition leads to the first
couplet. The returning refrain cedes again to a second couplet – one that is
extremely chromatic and in a new meter.
Following a final restatement of the refrain, a concluding codetta
sounds out the last chords of the movement.
Sonata in the Baroque Style
was created for a large carillon, with inclusive use of bells below the
traditional tenor C bourdon of a typical four-octave instrument.
The sonata's overall manner and
harmonic language is a mixture in equal parts of Baroque and Rococo
influences, in spite of its titled implications.
In keeping with period practice tradition, few interpretive
instructions have been provided. A sensitive realization of the
work will include the use of flexible tempos, varying dynamic levels and a
wide range of shading of touches.
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