Melody

Themes of Sonata No. 2 (Part III)

My last two posts have been describing the use of thematic transformation in my Piano Sonata No. 2 in C

In Part I, which introduced this three-part series on thematic transformation in my Piano Sonata No. 2, we examined the

My Piano Quartet was composed in 1993 and revised in 2018-2019. The piece encompasses a wide variety of moods and

An effective melody is like a living organism. It develops through stages, each stage growing organically out of earlier stages.

My Piano Sonata No. 4 is a single-movement work, a little over 26 minutes in length, in sonata-allegro form. Within

We usually think of piano nocturnes as tranquil pieces, typically featuring a lyrical melody over left-hand arpeggios. Yet some of

The human mind thrives on perceiving unity in the midst of diversity, and that perception is at the core of

One might expect a “rhapsody” to be a sprawling affair in which new ideas are invented in the enthusiasm of

The human brain delights in recognizing the familiar in new guises. In music, motives and themes are constantly transformed into