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Fragments of Rain I & II for solo piano (2025)

Duration: 10' 
Premiere:

16 SEP 2025. Composers Concert, Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY

Performed by Leo Choi

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Water has long been one of composers’ favorite themes, most notably: Debussy, Takemitsu, Nishimura, and Murail. Following their footsteps but attempting to breakthrough from them, this short piece aims to paint a sonic image of different levels of rain. With the piece hovering at a higher register most of the time, individual droplets are depicted by quick arpeggios, while blurry runnings paint an image of quick, intense rainfall. The pedalling blurs the palette of the piano, further enhancing the saturating sonic quality of the rain.

 

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