A group of seven pieces, from the abstract "Dream" to the virtuosic "Chase" to the light game-like "3+3". From medium to difficult. This work has also been known as "Piano Book".
The pieces in this collection were written over a period of several years, and have been performed in many different groupings.
Three + Three is a 'game' piece, based on a pattern of three quarter notes followed by three eighth notes. This pattern is subjected to a variety of melodies, modifications, and indignities but it emerges intact. Forest Bird evokes a single voice calling from a shadowy setting. Dream brings together seemingly unrelated sounds, which eventually merge as events do in dreams. Chase was inspired by that most American of obsessions: the movie car chase. Lament is a very spare evocation of desolation and loss. Allegro molto combines speed, syncopation, and whimsy. There are touches of jazz, as in much of my work. Poem was written as a small present for a sad friend.
- K. Hoover.
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Pieces for Piano
by Mirian Conti.
Parnassus CD, Katherine Hoover Piano Works, Pieces for Piano.
Parnassus CD, Katherine Hoover Piano Works, Line Drawings.
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Dream Dances
Composed 2008
Duration 8'
Piano, solo
Notes:
4 varied dances woven together. Premiered by Marian Conti.
After writing numerous short works for piano I decided to structure a longer piece by weaving together several dance-like sections: slow and sensuous, playful, lyric, and fast and intense, each with a distinct sense of rhythmic movement.
- K. Hoover.
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Dream Dances
by Mirian Conti.
Parnassus CD, Katherine Hoover Piano Works, Dream Dances.
The first performance of 'Thin Ice' was given on April 14, 2010, by Gloria Chuang in the recital at the Hong Kong Institute of Education in Hong Kong. Four days later, on April 18, 2010, the American premiere was given by Mirion Conti at St. Peter's Church in New York City.
I began this piece with a certain feeling we all know, fear that we will tumble into the freezing dark, into truly hostile territory. Then I decided to preface this music with material that would lead to such dark thoughts.
As I continued, I realize that thin ice is also linked with possibility. With taking a chance, stepping into the unknown, considering what may be disdained or even shocking to others, personally or professionally - and going ahead.
- K. Hoover.
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Thin Ice
by Mirian Conti.
Parnassus CD, Katherine Hoover Piano Works, Thin Ice.
Hoover’s Toccata for piano is distinctly American, with chords and rhythms influenced by jazz and popular sources. This work also features shifting rhythms and short references to musical ancestors in its middle section, according to the composer. For advanced players.
-T. Presser.
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Passacaglia and Romp
Composed 2008
Piano, two
Movements:
Passacaglia
Romp
Notes:
Commissioned by Pianofest and premiered 2009
Hoover’s Toccata for piano is distinctly American, with chords and rhythms influenced by jazz and popular sources. This work also features shifting rhythms and short references to musical ancestors in its middle section, according to the composer. For advanced players.
-T. Presser.
