Piano Sonata #11 in F# minor - Habanera
The "Piano Sonata #11 in F# minor (Habañera)" is one of many pieces for solo piano that Domine composed during the lost pandemic year of 2021. Cast in sonata form, the piece is given the subtitle "Habañera" because the music suggests a romantic narrative in a certain evocative mood. If Carmen could play piano, this is what the music might sound like.
"Habañera" or "contradanza" is the feminine form of the Spanish word "habañero" that designates a particular style of Cuban popular dance music of the 19th century. The music for this dance has a duple meter and a rhythm that resembles a tango. Ordinarily the tempo of the habañera is relatively slow and sultry, as in Carmen’s aria from Act I of Bizet’s opera. The tempo is accelerated in this sonata to achieve an overtly more passionate effect by contrast. The lyrics to Carmen's aria might help to create a dramatic background for the new piece and provide a poetic flourish to the atmosphere.
The "Piano Sonata #11 in F# minor (Habañera)" is one of many pieces for solo piano that Domine composed during the lost pandemic year of 2021. Cast in sonata form, the piece is given the subtitle "Habañera" because the music suggests a romantic narrative in a certain evocative mood. If Carmen could play piano, this is what the music might sound like.
"Habañera" or "contradanza" is the feminine form of the Spanish word "habañero" that designates a particular style of Cuban popular dance music of the 19th century. The music for this dance has a duple meter and a rhythm that resembles a tango. Ordinarily the tempo of the habañera is relatively slow and sultry, as in Carmen’s aria from Act I of Bizet’s opera. The tempo is accelerated in this sonata to achieve an overtly more passionate effect by contrast. The lyrics to Carmen's aria might help to create a dramatic background for the new piece and provide a poetic flourish to the atmosphere.
The "Piano Sonata #11 in F# minor (Habañera)" is one of many pieces for solo piano that Domine composed during the lost pandemic year of 2021. Cast in sonata form, the piece is given the subtitle "Habañera" because the music suggests a romantic narrative in a certain evocative mood. If Carmen could play piano, this is what the music might sound like.
"Habañera" or "contradanza" is the feminine form of the Spanish word "habañero" that designates a particular style of Cuban popular dance music of the 19th century. The music for this dance has a duple meter and a rhythm that resembles a tango. Ordinarily the tempo of the habañera is relatively slow and sultry, as in Carmen’s aria from Act I of Bizet’s opera. The tempo is accelerated in this sonata to achieve an overtly more passionate effect by contrast. The lyrics to Carmen's aria might help to create a dramatic background for the new piece and provide a poetic flourish to the atmosphere.