Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Sonatas No. 23 and 24 in A Minor
No. 23
Started: 2-12-2006, 6:14 PM
Completed: 2-12-2006, 7:04 PM
Huntington Beach, CA
No. 24
Started: 2-12-2006, 7:12 PM
Completed: 2-12-2006, 7:56 PM
Huntington Beach, CA
This pair consists of two contrasting sonatas in a minor.
The first sonata in the pair is a straightforward and player-friendly piece driven by a melody supported by broken chords and arpeggi in the bass. I was going for something Spanish again in this sonata.
The second sonata of the pair is built entirely on hand crossing. It's a busy piece in terms of the left hand passing many times over the right (generally twice per measure), but it remains simple and entertaining to play. For the sake of humor, the final high and low As that sound in unison are played with very crossed hands, the right playing the note in the bass and the left playing in the treble.
Enjoy!
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I asked you this for one of your sonatas on Youtube: what sound font are you using for these sonatas (since they are obviously Midi renditions)? I used a nice French harpsichord font for some of my sonatas (also on Youtube), but, unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of it (a friend of mine "redressed" it from a Midi/Finale file). Greetings! Gianluca Bersanetti
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