Adams: Trio in D Minor
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- Composer: H. Leslie Adams (1932-)
- Format: Score with 2 Parts
- Instrumentation: Piano, Violin, Clarinet
- Work: Trio in D Minor (2011)
- Size: 8.9 x 11.9 inches
Description
The first movement, Andante, is in a broad three-part form. The A section has a languid melodic theme in D Minor, with a moving accompaniment underneath. The B section changes to a more jovial, sprightly mood, with staccato notes and large intervallic leaps. The return of A brings back the slower tempo, which is sustained until the end.
The second movement, Allegro, has a kind of march-like rhythm, in B-flat Minor, with the first section containing short repeated sections. The mid-section continues the basic mood, only with more broad and expansive rhythmic figures. The first section is heard briefly, closing the movement with-sharp accents in E-flat Minor.
The third movement, Moderato, begins slowly with sustained block chords in A Major, over which a dolce melody appears. A second theme begins in the clarinet and is picked up by the other instruments. A da segno allow the listener an opportunity to hear these passages again, before a Coda quietly closes the movement with block chords echoing the beginning.
The fourth movement, marked Con moto, has an arpeggiated piano figure in D Minor, under a forthright-stated theme., The other instruments pick up on this bold melody, creating a rhapsodic mood. A B-section continues this feeling, with a widening scope and more complex rhythmic patterns. A da segno repeats the first theme, only more quietly, before the other instruments join in robustly. A Coda utilities the rhythmic qualities of the preceding passages, before slowing down for a quiet ending, bring the Trio to a close.
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Adams: Trio in D Minor
