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5. EVOLVING CYCLE OF TWO-PART MODAL INVENTIONS FOR PIANO (1964) intro one-part inv.; 6 two-part invs. 14:00
Composer, Gheorghe Costinescu (portrait above)
Pianist, Stephen Gosling
The cycle consists of an introductory one-part invention followed by six two-part inventions grouped into three pairs. The first
invention of each pair is rather slow and in a more-or-less minor mode, while the second is faster and in a more-or-less major mode.
Through the evolving character of its intervallic structure (modal first, serial-modal at the end) and of its form, use of ranges, and difficulty of performance, this cycle, while intended as a recital piece, also has a theoretical and educational purpose.
The aim of the cycle is to use some aspects of the Baroque two-part invention to explore the expressive potential of Romanian folk music, while tending to achieve a gradual transition to a contemporary type of keyboard composition.
G. C.
composers.com
5. EVOLVING CYCLE OF TWO-PART MODAL INVENTIONS FOR PIANO (1964) intro one-part inv.; 6 two-part invs. 14:00
Composer, Gheorghe Costinescu (portrait above)
Pianist, Stephen Gosling
The cycle consists of an introductory one-part invention followed by six two-part inventions grouped into three pairs. The first
invention of each pair is rather slow and in a more-or-less minor mode, while the second is faster and in a more-or-less major mode.
Through the evolving character of its intervallic structure (modal first, serial-modal at the end) and of its form, use of ranges, and difficulty of performance, this cycle, while intended as a recital piece, also has a theoretical and educational purpose.
The aim of the cycle is to use some aspects of the Baroque two-part invention to explore the expressive potential of Romanian folk music, while tending to achieve a gradual transition to a contemporary type of keyboard composition.
G. C.
composers.com
