Turn (piano)
Solo piano work by Martin Lohse in 3 parts/movements.
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Composer Martin Lohse
Title Turn
Work number W.38
Composition year 2011
Movements 3
Duration 12.5 min
Genre solo work
Number of instruments 1
Instrumentation solo piano
Score notation computer (Sibelius)
Pages 17
Free score yes
First performance 14 Mar 2013
- by David Lau Magnussen
- place Pulsar Festival, Studiescenen, Royal Danish Academy of Music
Musical styles and elements melodic, expressive
Turn I
- Composed: 12 Aug 2011
- Duration: 3'30 min
- First performance: 14 Mar 2013 by David Lau Magnussen at Pulsar Festival, Studiescenen, Royal Danish Academy of Music
Turn II
- Composed: 26 Oct 2012
- Duration: 4'30 min
- First performance: 9 June 2013 by David Lau Magnussen at Skt. Povls Church, Korsør, Denmark
Turn III
- Composed: 8 Nov 2012
- Duration: 4'15 min
- First performance: 9 June 2013 by David Lau Magnussen at Skt. Povls Church, Korsør, Denmark
Program note
In English
Turn
Mobile II
for piano solo
Turn is tree small pieces dedicated to the pianist David Lau Magnussen. They are small studies for a piano concerto which all uses the same material called Mobile II, a simple sequence of 3 major thirds which represents all the harmonics in the pieces.
Turn I is fast and virtuous with multiple tempos on top of each others. A lyric theme in the middle of the movement is used in the rest of the work together with the material from the first part. Turn II" is slow with repeating patterns, While Turn III" returns to the expressive mode of the first movement.
The three parts can be performed individually or as a suite.
- Mobile
- Mobile is a compositional technique where multiple layers of music with independent tempos, meters, and styles are integrated into a recurring chordal pattern. These chords modulate slowly through all keys, resulting in a harmonic language with minimal dissonance.
- The technique synthesizes several methods developed across earlier works:
- Continuous Modulation: A repeating sequence of chords that modulates from start to finish, creating a state of constant motion. This was first utilized in Haiku (1999) and further developed in In Liquid... (violin and piano) (2003) and Image Balancantes (2004).
- Simultaneous Layers: The use of multiple independent musical layers, which has been a primary element of the music since 2000.
- Rhythm Across Harmony: A principle where independent motives are played in individual tempos against the rhythm of the underlying chords. This was first explored in Smoke (2000), refined in Liebestraum (Liszt arrangement from 2005) and 8 Momenti Mobile (2008), and reached its definitive form in Concerto in Tempi (2010).
- The technique synthesizes several methods developed across earlier works:
Martin Lohse 2013
In Danish
Turn
Mobile II
for klaver solo
Turn er tre små satser dedikeret til pianisten David Lau Magnussen. De er små studier til en senere klaverkoncert, som alle bruger det samme materiale Mobile II, der er en simpel sekvens af 3 store tertser der udgør al det harmoniske materiale i værkerne.
Turn I er hurtig og virtuos med adskillige tempoer lagt oven på hinanden. Et lyrisk tema i midten af satsen bruges i resten af værket sammen med materialet fra den første del. Turn II er langsom med gentagende mønstre, mens Turn III vender tilbage til det ekspressive udtryk fra den første sats.
- Mobile
- En teknik hvor forskellige lag af musik i hver deres tempo, metrik og musikalsk stil kombineres i et simpelt mønster af akkorder, som langsomt modulerer igennem alle tonearter i en uendelig sekvens, skabende en musik med ingen eller ganske få dissonanser.
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Performances
All versions of - Turn
Concert hall, Royal Danish Academy of Music, Rosenørns Alle 22, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sunday 18 July 2021
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Sognegården, Torvet 4, Hjørring, Denmark
Friday 9 August 2013, 19:30
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Skt. Povls Church, Korsør, Denmark
Sunday 9 June 2013, 16:00
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List of solo works
- Silenzio (cello) (2003)
- Silenzio (viola) (2003/2010)
- Silenzio (violin) (2003/2010)
- 6 Preludes (organ) (2003)
- 6 Preludes (accordion) (2003/2013)
- 6 Preludes (piano) (2003/2013)
- Intermezzo - B.a.c.h. (piano) (2005)
- Nocturne (piano) (2007)
- Nocturne (oboe, cello and piano) (2007/2009)
- Menuetto (accordion) (2008/2014)
- Cadenza (accordion) (2010/2012)
- Hymn (carillon) (2009)
- Moto Immoto (accordion) (2009/2011)
- Passing (accordion) (2011-12)
- Passing (organ) (2011/2012)
- Turn (piano) (2011)
- Silenzio (accordion) (2003/2012)
- Momentum (accordion) (2014)
- Match Girl (accordion) (2015)
- Seasons (accordion) (2015-16)
- Late Spring (accordion) (2016)
- Summer Storm (accordion) (2016)
- Autumn Rain (accordion) (2015)
- Winter's Tale (accordion) (2016)
- Fast Track (organ) (2017)
- The Dying Child (accordion) (1998/2014)
- Three Pieces - Prelude, nocturne and serenade (piano) (2017-18)
- Prelude (Three Pieces for piano) (2018)
- Nocturne (Three Pieces for piano) (2018)
- Serenade (Three Pieces for piano) (2017)
- Encircled (accordion) (2018)
- L'eau (guitar) (2019)
- Til Ofelia (piano) (2020)
- Encore (accordion) (2024)
- The Breeze (piano) (2024)
- Sand Drifting (oboe) (2000)