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Elegy (2020)

Abstract

Elegy (2006, rev. 2020) opens with a melody of longing and remembrance, with the main theme presented freely, colored by low dyads sounding a quiet death knell. The right-hand enters with 16th-note figuration, delicately decorating the melody in the left. Quartal harmonies and parallelism are used as the piece develops, leading to 32nd-note patterns as accompaniment. The last part is a quiet reflection, with the yearning melody and bell-like structures finishing this elegy of personal loss. Elegy has been transcribed as a piano trio and premiered in Belgium in 2021.

Recorded on Expressions: Piano Music by Kirsten Johnson (CRC 4095).

This music score was submitted for Resonate 2024: An Open Access Call for Scores by the UCLA Music Library.


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