Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

The first and last movements here are named after deities in the Japanese Buddist-Hindu canon. I was inspired by a visit to the Sanjusangendo shrine in Kyoto, where 1000 exquisite ancient wood statues have stood for many centuries. There I saw Kimnara, a winged female spirit, a gentle celestial musician. My evocation of her music is ritualistic. The piece begins and ends with an “a-men” and features an abundance of thematic material which includes lyrical expression, as well as harp-like flourishes and most notably, exuberant sections based on the ringing metallic sounds and rhythmic gestures of the Balinese gamelan orchestra. The movement is loosely cast in the traditional sonata-allegro format.

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Score of Piano Sonata is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/32
Recording of Piano Sonata II. Moonspinner is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/35
Recording of Piano Sonata III. Turtle Dreams of Flight is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/34
Recording of Piano Sonata IV. Chez Garuda is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/33

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