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Sonata, for horn and piano, by Gina Gillie

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Sonata for Horn and Piano was written in January 2018 on a commission from Steven Cohen for his commissioning project, American Sounds, and subsequent album, Steven Cohen: Cruise Control. The first movement of the work is an exercise in writing a fairly straightforward sonata-allegro form in a German Romantic style. The opening is similar to Richard Strauss’ first Horn Concerto in that it begins with a triumphant ascending arpeggio which then works its way down two octaves. In the following two movements, the first theme from the expos++ition undergoes a thematic transformation using two contrasting national flavors. The second movement is a singing mélodie in the style of Gounod. The ABA form features an undulating 12/8 meter which sweeps the song ever forward. The third movement presents the transformed theme in a rondo with grooving Afro-Cuban rhythms. The music challenges the dexterity of the players with fast moving scales and athletic arpeggios. Sections switch between major and minor keys, and the piano and horn trade the melody back and forth before culminating in a final triumphant celebration. The work received its premiere performance at the Northwest Horn Symposium 2018 held at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA.
Performance time:  
  • Mvt 1 - Allegro moderato approx 7:00
  • Mvt 2 - Melodie approx 7:15
  • Mvt 3 -  Rondo approx 4:00
Appropriate for recitals and chamber settings.
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  • Overview
  • Publications
    • Horn, unaccompanied >
      • America!
      • Antilogy
      • Caccia
      • Halle Habana
      • Ninety-Five Minutes Over Jupiter
      • Preludes for the Four Seasons
      • Rising
      • Silhouette
      • The Spikenard
      • Tanguito
    • Horn and Piano >
      • A Door Into the Dark...
      • A Garden Path
      • Bay State Sonata (Donovan)
      • Brahms Six Songs
      • Chaconne & Fugue
      • Five Songs, Ives
      • Heroine
      • Hunting Songs
      • Irremediable Breakdown
      • Maiden Voyage
      • Out for a Stroll
      • Reverie (Gillie)
      • River Melos
      • Sonata (Gillie)
      • Sonata (Shewan)
      • Tardigrade, The Water Bear Waltz
      • Three Miniatures
    • Horns, Two to Four >
      • Fanfare (4 horns)
      • On Picasso (4 horns)
      • Under the Moon (2 horns, harp/pno)
    • Horns, five and more >
      • Amazing Grace (6 horns)
      • Beneath the Cross (5 horns)
      • B(h)ORN T'WIN (12 horns)
      • La Vita del Corno (8 horns)
      • Fanfare (horn choir, four parts)
      • Thy Hand Hath Provided (8 horns)
    • Horn Methods and Etudes >
      • Concert Etudes for Horn, Complete Collection
      • Concert Etudes - Brahms
      • Concert Etudes - Mahler
      • Concert Etudes - Strauss
      • Concert Etudes - Classics
      • Concert Etudes - Russians
      • The Daily Drill for Horn Players
      • Horn Excerpt Boot Camp, V. 1
      • Interval Training in 63 Etudes
      • Quarter Tone Manual
      • Twenty Difficult Etudes
    • Horn and Strings >
      • Blue Ridge Courtship
      • Canto Serioso
      • Next Door to Purple
      • Rivermist
    • Horn and Percussion >
      • Cruise Control
      • Tèarmunn
    • Chamber Ensembles >
      • 75/85
    • Brass Ensembles >
      • Battle Cry of Freedom (brass 5tet)
      • Beneath the Cross (brass 5tet)
      • Christmas Oratorio, Part VI (10 brass)
      • Danny Boy (Brass 5tet)
      • Philharmonic Fanfare (2019)
      • Práis (Brass 5tet)
      • Scenes from the Bayou (Brass Trio)
      • shoulder to shoulder (horn, trombone)
      • work songs (hn, tbn, tba)
      • Zen Monkey (Brass 5tet)
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      • shoulder to shoulder (horn, trombone)
      • Six Bones for Six Bones
      • work songs (hn, tbn, tba)
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      • Modern Warm-Up for Trumpet
      • Scenes from the Bayou (Brass Trio)
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