Score
The Human Progress : piano / Natalya Vagner.
Library shelf no. 786.2/VAG 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
The Human Progress composition is a blend of elements drawn from jazz, classical, avant-garde and improvisational styles of music. It is inspired by the Yuval Harari Noah book Sapiens: the short history of humankind (2014). It is an ambitious work that describes humans as species on this planet. This composition is in three movements: the past, the present and a future of human kind.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Piano.
Duration: 15 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — For a professional concert pianist
Contents note: In three movements.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Michael Kieran Harvey
Commission note: Commissioned by Melbourne Composers' League for performance by Michael Kieran Harvey.
First performance: by Michael Kieran Harvey at FORUM - Ancestress (Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)) on 24 Nov 2019
The composer has noted the following styles, genres, influences, etc. associated with this work:
S. Prokofiev, S. Stravinsky, Reich, Satie.
Videos
The Human Progress (Part 1 - The Past) |
The Human Progress (Part 2 - The Present) |
The Human Progress (Part 3 - The Future) |
Subjects
- Influenced by: Jazz
Performances of this work
24 Nov 2019: at FORUM - Ancestress (Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)). Featuring Michael Kieran Harvey.
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