Although this piece is titled Sonata for Trombone
and Piano it was composed in the style of a solo
concerto in which the trombone is the soloist and piano
fills the roll of the orchestra.
The character of this piece follows the obsession
of the composer according to his Schizophrenia symptoms
of obsession and compulsion. In many parts of the
piece, the momentum scurries about, leaving out and
returning in again and again. This may annoy the common
sense of ordinary people, but it fi...(+)
Although this piece is titled Sonata for Trombone
and Piano it was composed in the style of a solo
concerto in which the trombone is the soloist and piano
fills the roll of the orchestra.
The character of this piece follows the obsession
of the composer according to his Schizophrenia symptoms
of obsession and compulsion. In many parts of the
piece, the momentum scurries about, leaving out and
returning in again and again. This may annoy the common
sense of ordinary people, but it fits the composer’s
thought process.
This piece has 3 movements. The first movement,
Allegro, is dense with an obsessive character that is
presented through the rapid changing of harmonies and
dynamics. The second movement, Andante, is the moment
of rest, but with the Schizophrenia lurking in the
middle. In the finale, Allegro-Andante-Allegro, the
obsession and compulsion returns full force by the
repeating of a motive that rarely changes. The ending,
in c minor, matches the beginning of the first theme of
the first movement. However, the coda ends with a bang
of a c-minor chord after a long period of B-Major
giving a sense of compulsion and uncertainty as to
whether it is complete or not.
Instructions:
pp means to perform as quite as possible with a quality
sound
ff means to perform as loud as possible with a quality
sound
ppp means to perform as quite as physically
possible
fff means to perform as loud as physically possible
