Piano Sonata No. 1 “Coruscate with the sunrise”

by Zander Faidley

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During the inception of “Coruscate with the sunrise” last fall, I was enrolled in Dr. Jerome Reed’s Piano Literature class. We covered a great deal of piano music, as is easily imagined. Inspired by this wealth of ideas and techniques, I threw my hat into the ring. This piece is an experiment for me. Generally, I use movements in pieces, but in the shadow of Liszt, I tried my hand at cohesive and unified structure. There are three motives in this piece used in various forms and guises. At times, they are neo-romantic, reminiscent of Rachmaninoff, lyric, feigning Chopin, or twelve-tone, like Schoenberg. There is even a fugue used in two places that employs all three motives. The end result is a piece with a wealth of contrasting emotions, styles, and inspirations, but in a decidedly new sound.

Diaphanous and frosted
Windowpanes coruscate with the sunrise.
An aubade seems appropriate,
For the draconian dreams
Of the night have passed

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released March 19, 2022

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Zander Faidley Indianapolis, Indiana

Hello and welcome to my Bandcamp site. I am glad that you decided to visit it, as I am beginning to try and reach a larger audience. If you enjoy the pieces, please send me a message on my Facebook page. I plan on composing far into the foreseeable future and hopefully you will enjoy the pieces that are to come. ... more

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