Sonata Chamber Music - Sheet Music

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A virtuosic new sonata for flute and piano. The composer writes: "There is struggle at the heart of this sonata and in the way its story develops. The first movement, a fierce battle between flute and piano, depicts some kind of trauma, the echoes of which reverberate through the rest of the work. Almost every theme is in some way a transformation of another, none more so than the chorale, first heard as a mysterious, increasingly menacing chant in the piano, then reappearing in a different guise in each movement. Once the old ghosts are finally banished, the chorale returns for a final time, transformed into a hymn of hope and redemption.".
There is struggle at the heart of this sonata and in the way its story develops. The first movement, afierce battle between flute and piano, depicts some kind of trauma, the echoes of which reverberatethrough the rest of the work. Almost every theme is in some way a transformation of another, nonemore so than the chorale, first heard as a mysterious, increasingly menacing chant in the piano,then reappearing in a different guise in each movement. Once the old ghosts are finally banished,the chorale returns for a final time, transformed into a hymn of hope and redemption.I would like to thank Christine Garratt, Diana Hinds, Anna Urrey and Emily Duncan for theirexpert guidance, encouragement and generosity. Most especially I am indebted to Elisabeth Parryand John Alley, whose friendship and faith in me has inspired the most exciting musical journeys.-Jonathan Slade.