Turn

Turn I

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Turn II

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Turn III

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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:

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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