Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library

Written in 2021, this piece was inspired by Benjamin Carr’s (1768-1831) set of Applicazione Addolcita, subtitled Twelve Airs and a Ground, with Variations or arranged as Rondos, Op.6 (1809).  Applicazione Addolcita No. 13 follows Carr’s set of twelve, using a similar structure. Opening with a quiet prelude in A minor, the “Rondo: Toccata” ensues, with octaves reminiscent of Liszt’s Erlkönig underpinning the theme. Two sections are interspersed: the first marked ‘Jocular’, with a rising tune in the left hand; the second, a “Waltz macabre”.

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.