Circe Invidiosa: Sonata No. 1 for the Piano 奏鳴曲 鋼琴

英國畫家約翰-威廉-沃特豪斯（John William Waterhouse，1849--1917 年）的作品具有拉斐爾前派風格，這是 19 世紀中後期流行的一種藝術運動，強調大膽的色彩、精細的細節和複雜的構圖。1892 年，沃特豪斯完成了《Circe Invidiosa》，這是三幅描繪希臘神話中魔法和巫術女神 Circe 的作品中的第二幅。Circe Invidiosa：第一鋼琴奏鳴曲》是一首單樂章奏鳴曲，採用奏鳴曲-快板形式。樂曲的和聲框架採用了中板關係、三度升和絃或三度降和絃來支撐對比鮮明的主題。節奏在這首奏鳴曲中起著核心作用。不斷變化的節拍使整首曲子的脈搏不穩定，產生了一種類似於托卡塔的效果，讓人想起沃特豪斯筆下癲狂的西爾塞。開頭的第一主題以快速的琶音為特徵，要求演奏者雙手交錯演奏。雙手在鍵盤上快速移動的琶音描繪了西拉池水的漩渦。第二主題是柔美的 Andante con moto，其間的半音階聽起來越來越陰險。這兩個主題在樂曲的發展部中有所變化。整首樂曲中，簡短的動機與複雜的節奏和音色相結合，傳達出沃特豪斯筆下的 "Circe Invidiosa "的內省、內心衝突和激情。這部作品是2014年由美國全國音樂教師協會和北達科他州音樂教師協會聯合委託創作的"

作曲家: Tom Gerou
樂器: Piano
出版社: Alfred Music
難度: Advanced;
原文簡介:
English painter John William Waterhouse (1849--1917) worked in Pre-Raphaelite style, an artistic movement popular in the mid to late 19th century that emphasized bold colors, fine details, and compositional complexity. In 1892, Waterhouse completed Circe Invidiosa, the second of three depictions of Circe, the mythological Greek goddess of magic and sorcery. Circe Invidiosa: Sonata No. 1 for the Piano is a one-movement sonata written in sonata-allegro form. The harmonic framework of the piece uses mediant relationships, ascending or descending progressions by 3rds, to support its contrasting themes. Rhythm plays a central role in this sonata. The unstable pulse throughout the piece, created by constantly changing meters, produces a toccata-like effect reminiscent of the maniacal Circe depicted by Waterhouse. The opening first theme is characterized by rapid, arpeggiated flourishes and a texture that requires the performer to play with interlocked hands. Two-hand arpeggios moving swiftly up the keyboard depict the swirling waters of Scylla's pool. A tender Andante con moto second theme is marked by increasingly sinister-sounding chromaticism. These two themes are manipulated in the development. Throughout the piece, short motives combine with intricate rhythms and sonorities to convey the introspection, internal conflict, and passion within Waterhouse's Circe Invidiosa. This work was jointly commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association and North Dakota Music Teachers Association in 2014.