Sonatas

Piano Sonata No. 3: A Remarkable Combination

The first movement of my Piano Sonata No. 3 resembles the exposition of a classical sonata, except that in this

A triptych is a set of three panels presented side-by-side, each of which may or may not constitute a complete

The sonata as we have known it since the Classical period involves two separate but intertwined ideas, and my five

The second movement of my Sonata for Oboe and Piano, marked Andante grazioso, is in ABA form. The middle

In all my large-scale compositions, one of my primary aesthetic goals has been to create a unified art-work. That applies

In my last blog post (Part I), I explained about the musical device known as hemiola, which is often used

The healthy human mind loves being active, recognizing patterns and especially solving puzzles. That applies even to math puzzles. Perhaps

The finale of my Sonata for Oboe and Piano is a playful, energetic rondo in D minor, where the predominantly

The original version of my Piano Sonata No. 3, composed in 1987, was the last significant work for which I

In the archetypical classical sonata-allegro movement, the exposition moves from tonic to dominant (often via the mediant). The development is

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

Our last two blog posts looked at how two or more distinct melodies can be juxtaposed in counterpoint. But it