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Sonata for Modern Life / Britt Andrew Burns [notated music]
- Title
- Sonata for Modern Life: for Bassoon & Piano. [notated music]
- Composer
- Burns, Britt Andrew, 1980-
- Place of Publication/Creation
- Monterey Park, CA
- Published/Created
- 2010
- Type of Material
- notated music
- Genre
- notated music
- Publisher
- Indie Classical Publication
- Distributors
- Multiple Distributor
- 1st edition.
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Language
- Unknown
- Media
- unmediated
- Physical Description
- 1 score (14 pages) + 1 part
- Carrier
- volume
- Contents Note
- Cantabile -- Ansia (Anxiety) -- Energico..
- Summary
- The "Sonata for Modern Life" is one of my more unusual works. Originally for bass clarinet and piano, it was commissioned by one of the most talented bass clarinet players I have ever heard. Zach Abramovitz approached me and asked me to write a challenging duet piece for him to premier. I knew I had enormous freedom to write challenging music for the performer. I decided to make the work very challenging, but not so difficult that it couldn't be performed often. I decided to focus on rhythmic intensity and also on making full use of the instrument range. The result was a three-movement sonata that was premiered at the University of Kansas in the spring of 2006.The title and music came from my own experiences of traveling abroad from a time when I was questioning a lot of the things that seem accepted about our modern Western culture. This 1st movement reflects on the obsession in Western society to acquire material possessions. Movement 2 is about the anxiety, and the 3rd movement is based on the constant hurry. While I admit it is difficult to project these things in music, these were the issues of modern society I was thinking about when I wrote these notes.Level: grade 4-5 (advanced) Duration: About 12 minutes.
- Notes
- Bassoon, Piano.
- ISMN with hyphens: 979-0-3039-0006-0
- Description based on ISMN data provided by the publisher.
- Music notation
- Staff notation.
- Subject
- Sonatas
- International Standard Music Number (ISMN)
- 9790303900060
Last Updated: 03-26-2022