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Sonata in the
Baroque Style
for
Carillon
I. Preludio
II. Aria and Trio, Recitativo
III. Finale
Notes
Sonata in the Baroque Style for Carillon [or Harp] is a work in three movements.
The first movement is a traditional Preludio in common meter. Musical signposts guide the performer through a repeat of the first section, a subsequent return in the second section to the beginning (dal segno, or D.S.), and 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 round out an extended binary structure.
Following a brief and expressive Recitativo, the concluding Finale presents the contrasts inherent in a rondo. A refrain in compound meter sets the rhythms of 3/4 and 6/8 against each other, after which a transition leads to the first couplet. The returning refrain cedes to the second couplet, extremely chromatic and in a new meter, and following a restatement of the refrain, a concluding codetta sounds out the last chords of the sonata.
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; even a creative performer will be hard put to find alternatives for the notes that might be out of the range of a smaller instrument. The sonata is true to the musical tradition and performance practices of its namesake era, in that few interpretive instructions are provided. A sensitive realization of the work will include the use of flexible tempos, varying dynamic levels and a wide range and shading of touches.
Copyright © 2006 Ennis Fruhauf
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