Performance notes: This is an extremely challenging piece that requires the performer to have complete right and left hand independence in order to perform it with the passion and freedom that it calls for. The rapid independent lines coupled with the sustain pedal being employed through entire sections of the work creates an enormous sound wall that peaks in volume at the climax of the work and dies away naturally without dampening the strings. This of course has the danger of any wrong notes being very obvious for several seconds during these sections. Taking all of these things into account, this piece is clearly written for a very accomplish pianist. However, I do intend to turn this work into a duet to make it even fuller and easier to play. If you are interested in playing this as a duet, feel free to let me know. The more people that are interested, the faster that I will get around to writing it.
Interpretation: As I was writing this work I could never quite decide what emotion I was attempting to capture. Whatever I had in mind, it was an emotion that would bring the subject to tears. My goal has ended up being for me to convince the listener to empathize with another person's suffering and unspeakable joy simultaneously. Some may view this concept as silly and far from practical, but this is the emotion that I think of when I see something incredible to come in the midst of a difficult situation. The adversity must take place in order for joy to result, but terrific end or not it still hurts in the meantime. The journey is beautiful because of its result.
Nothing silly about the emotional content. If that sort of dichotomy is what prompts you to compose, then that's the ticket!
Very beautiful piece! I would be interested in seeing a score if you have one...I'm sure I would not be able to play it as well as the computer (I have that issue a lot with my own pieces!) but I'd have a lot of fun trying, and a lot of interesting technique and tonal combinations are clearly present.
I am unwilling to give the score away as I am an entrepreneur hoping to make a living selling music. However, I do have a few pages available for viewing/download/sight-reading if you wanted to give some of it a try.
The thing with this piece, is that everything is quite humanly possible. It's just so hard that I don't think anyone is ever going to play it until I have enough credibility to get the attention of a doctoral level performer! Someday I hope...
I have another work, Oath of Unity, that is much more practical. You can check that out at http://calebhugo.com/Oath_of_Unity.mp3. I have some samples of that score on my website too.
Understand completely about not wanting to "give away"...kinda why I haven't pposted my stuff (been trying to finish the folio to put in for copyright for a couple years now, but I keep writing more...)
A couple pages would be fine - I am shifting back to jazz standards now anyway, so I am sure I would not be able to finish reading something like that!
"Oath of Unity" is really nice too...can I save the mp3's and maybe burn them to a mix CD? No problem if you'd rather I don't, it's a joy to listen!
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