BAROQUE SUITE
I. INVENTION (after J.S. Bach)
II. ARIA (after Handel)
III. SOLFEGGIETTO (after C.P.E. Bach)
ADAM SCOTT NEAL
BAROQUE SUITE is a set of 're­compositions' for piano. The movements are based on well­known keyboard works by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederic Handel, and Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach. While C.P.E. Bach is considered part of the Classical era, I felt that his Solfeggietto still exhibited a Baroque character and created a nice bookend to the Invention by his father. The works retain their original temporal structures, but have been altered so that they project sustained harmonies for longer periods of time. This lack of harmonic rhythm is antithetical to the original intent, and instead reflects my own compositional aesthetic. PERFORMANCE NOTES:
1. This suite is expected to be played on the modern piano, with tasteful use of dynamics and pedaling reflecting a modern sensibility.
2. Markings have been kept minimal to encourage a freedom of expression.
3. In Movement III, hold the damper pedal down for the duration, lifting (and immediately depressing) only when the “Ped” sign is given.
BAROQUE SUITE
I. INVENTION
(after J.S. Bach)
ADAM SCOTT NEAL
83
Allegro moderato (
mp
3 8
= 120)
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II. ARIA
(after Handel)
p
Lento ( = 52)
III. SOLFEGGIETTO
(after C.P.E. Bach)
mf
Andante con moto ( = 96)
6
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