A couple of weeks back I posted a video for the 3rd movement of my Piano Sonata in c# minor. After thinking about it, I have decided to put up the entire sonata, one movement at a time. So, without further ado, here is the first:
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A little background. Well, a very little, since I already wrote about this piece of music, here. Anyway, long story short(er), As I was working my series of 24 piano preludes, I was posting them to a music forum. A lot of people told me to make a longer version of the prelude in c# minor, so I did. I wasn’t quite satisfied with ending there, so I renamed it “1st movement” and went on from there, not calling it complete until I had the four movement piano sonata completely written.
At the time, late 2007, I was very much in a learning stage and every piece of music I wrote served a purpose in my musical education. Until this piece. Yes, I was still learning, and tried to push my boundaries, putting new ideas into practice, but the big thing here was that this was the first piece of music that I wrote in my “classical phase” “just because”. It was the first piece of this time period that was written because I was inspired to write.
Because this was something composed because i was inspired instead of because i was learning something new, it has a special place in my heart. Of course I also like it better than most of what I wrote in that time frame.
Anyway, I hope you like it too!
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I love the abrupt sudden sharp endings, then the melody, then back again. Not only is it a really good piece of music, it’s a really find performance. It has been a long time since I played well and I think you reminded me how much I miss it. Really, brilliant.
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Thanks, Marilyn. As Is said, it was one of my favorite things I composed back when I was studying classical composition.
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Love it, so talented so do look forward to hearing more.
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Thanks! I might post the second movement in a week or so…
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Very nice, Trent 🙂
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It is always great to see wildlife. It is funny, but I think I actually see more wildlife on the Cape than in NH, but I’ve seen a few bears up here and never have down there ;)
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Very impressive, Trent! Thanks for the musical accompaniment to this everything’s canceled because of the ice day
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Thanks, Rebecca. I think the ice storm is going to pass north of us here, though we will get a lot of rain later this evening. Stay warm and safe!
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Thanks, Trent. Thankfully we can work from home and our teen can entertain themselves. Hope the ice misses your neck of the woods. Thanks for the sonata!
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There some huge benefits to working from home. 40 F and raining, so no ice here (knock on wood ;) ).
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