Piano Sonata #24 in B minor - Aventures nouvelles
This sonata is the final addition to the cycle of 24 piano sonatas that James Domine composed during the pandemic period of 2019-2022. It is in many ways one the most representative in that it encompasses most of the performance techniques as well as the aesthetic ideas and emotional content that characterize these one-movement sonatas as a genre. In orchestral garb, this piece serves as the basis for the last movement of Domine's "Piano Concerto #4 in B minor."
Two miniature piano solo pieces have been extracted from this sonata based on the principal and subordinate themes for use by teachers and students requiring colorful recital pieces of shorter duration. These pieces are entitled "Vara's Adventure - A Rock Etude" and "Berceuse" respectively. The astute listener may discern the opening strains of "Light My Fire" by the Doors in the introductory prelude to this sonata.
This sonata is the final addition to the cycle of 24 piano sonatas that James Domine composed during the pandemic period of 2019-2022. It is in many ways one the most representative in that it encompasses most of the performance techniques as well as the aesthetic ideas and emotional content that characterize these one-movement sonatas as a genre. In orchestral garb, this piece serves as the basis for the last movement of Domine's "Piano Concerto #4 in B minor."
Two miniature piano solo pieces have been extracted from this sonata based on the principal and subordinate themes for use by teachers and students requiring colorful recital pieces of shorter duration. These pieces are entitled "Vara's Adventure - A Rock Etude" and "Berceuse" respectively. The astute listener may discern the opening strains of "Light My Fire" by the Doors in the introductory prelude to this sonata.
This sonata is the final addition to the cycle of 24 piano sonatas that James Domine composed during the pandemic period of 2019-2022. It is in many ways one the most representative in that it encompasses most of the performance techniques as well as the aesthetic ideas and emotional content that characterize these one-movement sonatas as a genre. In orchestral garb, this piece serves as the basis for the last movement of Domine's "Piano Concerto #4 in B minor."
Two miniature piano solo pieces have been extracted from this sonata based on the principal and subordinate themes for use by teachers and students requiring colorful recital pieces of shorter duration. These pieces are entitled "Vara's Adventure - A Rock Etude" and "Berceuse" respectively. The astute listener may discern the opening strains of "Light My Fire" by the Doors in the introductory prelude to this sonata.