Ricercare and Toccata On a Theme from The Old Maid and the Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti Piano Solo - Sheet Music

Name: Ricercare and Toccata
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 19984767
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By Gian Carlo Menotti

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Details

Instrument:

Piano Solo

Genres:

20th Century Italian

Composers:

Gian Carlo Menotti

Artist:

Gian Carlo Menotti

Series:

Alfred Masterwork Editions

Format:

Collection / Songbook

Item types:

Physical

Level:

Advanced

Usages:

School and Community

Detailed Description

Piano - Advanced

SKU: AP.44060

On a Theme from The Old Maid and the Thief. Composed by Gian Carlo Menotti. Edited by Albert Mendoza. Masterworks; Piano Solo. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Form: Toccata. 20th Century; Masterwork. Book. 16 pages. Alfred Music #00-44060. Published by Alfred Music (AP.44060).

ISBN 9781470619459. UPC: 038081494722. English.

Italian-American composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti composed his first opera in English, The Old Maid and the Thief, in 1939. It was commissioned by NBC as a radio opera (to be performed on air) and was premiered by the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Years later, Menotti adapted a theme from the opera's third scene, transforming and expanding it into an advanced two-movement work for solo piano. The first movement is a lyrical and emotive ricercare, which contains contrapuntal writing, elaborate flourishes, and flamboyant improvisatory gestures. By contrast, the second-movement toccata unfolds in steady, 16th-note perpetual motion with moments of musical humor combined with brilliant pianistic display. The concise work, approximately seven minutes in length, is often used in competitions and recitals. This edition contains helpful fingering and pedaling suggestions, as well as a discussion of form and a brief synopsis of the original opera.