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- Nicola LeFanu
Chiaroscuro (1969)
- Novello & Co Ltd (World)
Programme Note
Chiaroscuro for solo piano was written and first performed in 1969/70. It has seven short movements:
Exultate; Refrain; Sound and Silence; Epithalamion; Reflection and Cadenza; Refrain; Scherzo and Epilogue. Each movement is a variation on the same basic set, and at the same time the movements are variations of each other. Each individual movement has a simple and direct characterisation, but reflections are cast back and forth across the work as a whole. In the shading and contrast of dynamics and timbre, of rhythmic gesture and harmonic language, the work is exploring the implications of its title - Chiaroscuro.
Nicola LeFanu
Exultate; Refrain; Sound and Silence; Epithalamion; Reflection and Cadenza; Refrain; Scherzo and Epilogue. Each movement is a variation on the same basic set, and at the same time the movements are variations of each other. Each individual movement has a simple and direct characterisation, but reflections are cast back and forth across the work as a whole. In the shading and contrast of dynamics and timbre, of rhythmic gesture and harmonic language, the work is exploring the implications of its title - Chiaroscuro.
Nicola LeFanu