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Performance by Peter Dumsday from the CD Selected works by AMC represented artists, vol. 32. |
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CD
Selected works by AMC represented artists, vol. 32.
Library shelf no. CD 2447 [Available for loan]
Score
Piano fantasia no. 1 : for solo piano / Andrew Harrison.
Library shelf no. 786.2/HAR 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Piano Fantasia No. 1
takes its inspiration from jazz composer and
pianist Andrew Hill, who has been a strong influence. The work
employs syncopation and rhythm as a driving force, reflecting and
reinterpreting Hill's percussive and polyrhythmic approach to the
piano. As the piece unfolds, moments of lyricism and beauty
emerge out of the rhythmic intensity, often in abstracted
gestures looking to escape the dominant rhythmic landscape.
The piece is in three movements; the first and third movements
are fully notated, the second movement is a structured
improvisation. The performance notes include a detailed
description of the requirements for executing the second
movement.
Work Details
Year: 1997
Instrumentation: Piano.
Duration: 11 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional
Contents note: In 3 movements. 2nd movement includes improvisation.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Andrew Hill
First performance: by Dana Czarski — 26 May 06. Melbourne Composer's League, Dizzy's Jazz Bar, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
The first performance of the work in 2006 was of the first movt only.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Improvisations
- In the form/style of: Fantasias
Performances of this work
4 Nov 2012: at Spring Piano-Plus Series (Eleventh Hour Theatre). Featuring Peter Dumsday.
26 May 06: Melbourne Composer's League, Dizzy's Jazz Bar, Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Featuring Dana Czarski.
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