The central Piano works of Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) share with Claude Debussy’s music those distinctive harmonies and rhythms that typify impressionism in the early 20th century. In that period of 1910 to about 1916 – the era of Debussy’s “Sunken Cathedral” and “Ondine” – Griffes composed his evocative “ The Lake at Evening ”, “ The White Peacock ” and “ The Fountain of Acqua Paola .” This highly coloured music, free in form and strongly pictorial, signalled Griffes ’ creative break from his student work in Berlin, infusing his music with experimental parallel harmonies, whole-note scales, fluid rhythms, poetic references, and tinges of orientalism typical of the style and its time. This fine collection contains all of the essential works of Griffes ’ central period: Three Tone-Pictures, Op.5 (“ The Lake at Evening ,” “ The Vale of Dreams ,” and “ The Night Winds ”); Fantasy Pieces, Op.6 (“ Barcarolle ,” “ Notturno ,” and “ Scherzo ”); and Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (“ The White Peacock ,” “ Nightfall ,” “ The Fountain of the Acqua Paola ,” and “ Clouds ”). The volume concludes with Griffes ’ Piano Sonata , completed in early 1918, just two years before his premature death. Written at the peak of Griffes ’ creative power, it is one of the composer’s most striking works and a complete break from his earlier style – classically structured, and uncompromisingly dissonant.
Fantasy Pieces Op.6: Barcarolle
Nightfall
Notturno
Roman Sketches Op.7: The White Peacock
Scherzo [Goldschmidt, Berthold]
Sonata ,
The Fountain Of The Acqua Paola
The Lake At Evening
The Night Winds
The Vale Of Dreams
Three Tone Pictures Op.5
Nightfall
Notturno
Roman Sketches Op.7: The White Peacock
Scherzo [Goldschmidt, Berthold]
Sonata ,
The Fountain Of The Acqua Paola
The Lake At Evening
The Night Winds
The Vale Of Dreams
Three Tone Pictures Op.5
| Instrument | Piano |
| Genre (Fx Pop, Rock, Barn m.m.) | Post-1900 |
| Typ (fx Lärobok, samling m.m.) | Instrumentellt album |
| Sidor | 116 |
| Media | Noter |
| Publisher/Producent | Dover Publications |
| Bidragsgivare | Griffes, Charles (Composer) |
| Språk | Engelska |
| ISBN | 9780486404066 |
| UPC | 800759404063 |