Turn (piano)

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Solo piano work by Martin Lohse in 3 parts/movements.

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Turn I
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Info

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



Program note

Turn I

  • Composed: 12 Aug 2011
  • Duration: app. 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: app. 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: app. 4:15 min
  • First performance: 9 June 2013 by David Lau Magnussen at Skt. Povls Church, Korsør, Denmark

In English

Turn (2011 - 12)
Piano solo
Turn consists of three small pieces dedicated to the pianist David Lau Magnussen. They are studies for a later piano concerto, which all use the same material called Mobile II - a simple sequence of three major thirds that represents all the harmonic material in the works.
Turn I is fast and virtuosic with multiple tempos layered on top of each other. A lyrical theme in the middle of the movement is utilized in the rest of the work along 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:
  1. 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).
  2. Simultaneous Layers: The use of multiple independent musical layers, which has been a primary element of the music since 2000.
  3. 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).
Martin Lohse 2013

In Danish

Turn (2011 - 12)
Klaversolo
Turn består af tre små satser dedikeret til pianisten David Lau Magnussen. De er studier til en senere klaverkoncert, som alle bruger det samme materiale, Mobile II - en simpel sekvens af tre store tertser, der udgør alt 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 gentagne 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.
Martin Lohse 2013

Work Description

Three virtuosic movements for piano solo based on the Mobile II material, exploring layered tempos and lyrical themes

Instrumentation: pno
Version Text: Original version for piano solo dedicated to David Lau Magnussen


Performances

All versions of - Turn

Recording session
Concert hall, Royal Danish Academy of Music, Rosenørns Alle 22, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sunday 18 July 2021
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SDU Odense
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Thursday 19 September 2013
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Solorecital - David Magnussen
Sognegården, Torvet 4, Hjørring, Denmark
Friday 9 August 2013, 19:30
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Solorecital - David Magnussen
, Odsherred, Denmark
Sunday 30 June 2013
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Solorecital - David Magnussen
Skt. Povls Church, Korsør, Denmark
Sunday 9 June 2013, 16:00
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