The Breeze

In English

The Breeze (2025)
Piano solo
The Breeze is composed for my son, Balder.

It is inspired by the warm summer wind, which can be playful and teasing, just out of reach.

The work begins with repeating chords and a call that gradually becomes more persistent. It is replaced by a lively, playful section that is interrupted by quiet but still restless music that leads to the main theme of the movement. After this comes a new section with an accompaniment and a new theme. They cannot agree on tempo and time, so they are constantly shifted in relation to each other. After a new restless section, the first theme returns in a new version, before the movement ends with some slow chords and an open question.

Duration: app. 5 min

Martin Lohse 2025

In Danish

The Breeze (2025)
Soloklaver

The Breeze er skrevet til min søn, Balder.

Værket er inspireret af den varme sommervind – drilende, legende, lige uden for rækkevidde.

Værket begynder med gentagne akkorder og et kald, der gradvist bliver mere vedholdende. Dette afløses af en livlig, legende del, der afbrydes af stille, men stadig rastløs musik, som leder frem til satsens hovedtema. Herefter følger en ny sektion med et akkompagnement og et nyt tema. De kan ikke blive enige om tempo og tid, så de forskydes konstant i forhold til hinanden. Efter endnu en rastløs del vender det første tema tilbage i en ny version, før satsen slutter med et par langsomme akkorder og et åbent spørgsmål.

Varighed: ca. 5 min

Martin Lohse 2025