Piano Quintet by Thomas Ads
Thomas Ad s's Piano Quintet (2000) is a vivid reimagining of sonata form (complete with exposition repeat). Whilst its themes are recognizably tonal, these simple building blocks are the starting points for rich and intricate processes of transformation. The long exposition is full of subtle metrical juxtapositions, with the piano and string quartet often playing in different time signatures simultaneously, creating a disorienting sense that the music is continually shifting in and out of temporal focus. After the extremes of the central development section, the recapitulation is a gigantic accelerando which speeds up to four times the original speed, and generates enormous, seemingly unstoppable momentum. The effect is of a dramatic and temporal compression: it is as if the whole work were squeezed into this musical black hole.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571520121 |
| ISBN 10 | 057152012X |
| Title | Piano Quintet |
| Author | Thomas Adès |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber Music Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-04-19 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |