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Toccatas and Arias for
Harpischord
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year |
1986
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duration |
10 ½ minutes
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commission |
Barbara Harbach
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première |
February 9, 1987, State University of New York at
Buffalo, Barbara Harbach, harpsichord
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recording |
20th
Century Harpsichord Music, Vol II,” Barbara
Harbach, harpsichord, Gasparo GSCD-266. Also
available on demo
CD
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movements |
Toccata I
Aria I
Toccata II
Aria I
Toccata III
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program
notes |
Toccatas
and Arias for Harpsichord was composed in July, 1986
for Barbara Harbach as a meditiation on Baroque forms, in
which the mingling of linear elements produces the
harmonic relationships. The first Toccata is based on
baroque style toccatas. Both Arias are in song form and
feature inverted counterpoint. The short second Toccata
is the only one which has a chordal pivotal point. It
features such varying meters as 13/16, 5/8, 5/16 and9/8.
The last movement uses a fascinating techinque of instant
replay, with each repetition a half step apart and
interspersed with arpeggiated triadic chords.
–liner notes to Gasparo CD
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reviews |
“The
work…is bracing and brisk, playful and
clear….Ms. Fine’s music emphasizes the play
of the mind; not to discount the fresh harmonic
relationships she gets from lines mingling…..There
is no built-in response to her music; it is not trading
on some well-used emotion…I think Ms. Fine’s
music really belongs on the harpsichord; it suits her
clear and lively pieces.”
–Thomas Putnam, The Buffalo
News, August 10, 1987
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audio
files |
Toccata
I
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