Hakim: Intermezzo

• Composer: Naji Hakim (1955-)
• Instrumentation: Piano
• Work: Intermezzo (2024)
• Binding:
• ISMN: 9790224423303
• Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches
• Pages: None

Description

This Intermezzo is in a bipartite variation form with an extended coda. The first part develops a single theme in a fluid style, marked by a perpetual motion of double notes alternating between the two hands and articulating expressive harmonies. The second part, seamlessly following the first, is distinguished by its rhythm alternating between measures of 8/16 and 2/4, its increasingly modulatory harmonic progression, and its anacrustic ascending arpeggios a combination of features that heightens the tension of the piece. The extended coda is characterized by longer note values over more expressive harmonies, leading to a tight recapitulation of the writing from the two previous sections, and concludes with a cadence sweeping across the entire range of the keyboard.