Josephine Stephenson
Sestina pour piano solo for solo piano
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Sestina pour piano solo for solo piano
SestinawaswrittenforGinaPoli'sfinalMArecitalattheRoyalAcademyofMusicFirstperformed byGinaPoliattheDuke'sHall,RoyalAcademyofMusic,5thJune2015.
ThepieceisbasedonthefollowingHungarianfolktune,foundinZoltanKodaly's7piecesOp11:
Italsofollowsthefixedversepoeticformofthesestina,imposingtherepetionofsixline-endingwords (orinthiscase,musicalmotifs)throughoutitssixstanzas,withaspecificpatternThesix4or5-note motifsareintroducedinthefirsttwelvebarsalongwiththemelody,beforebeingdevelopedinthe courseofthepiece Durationca6'