Doolittle: Varia

• Composer: Emily Doolittle (1972-)
• Instrumentation: Keyboard
• Work: Varia (2024)
• Binding:
• Size: 8.3 x 11.6 inches
• Pages: None

Description

8 variations on Bach’s Goldberg Variations for assorted keyboards

Varia was commissioned by Soundstreams as part of a set of variations on J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, for performance at the Keyed Up festival in Toronto in April 2024. (The other composers writing new variations for this event are Dorothy Chang, Andr Ristic and Taylor Brook.) My pieces are intended to be paired with Bach’s variations 16-23, with instrumentation as specified below. However, the instrumentation could also be varied according to the needs of the particular performance context, and/or the pieces can be performed as a stand-alone set.

• Variation 16 (scherzando ): Nord Stage 4 (clavinet sound)
• Variation 17 (brillante ): Piano
• Variation 18 (volante ): Piano
• Variation 19 (glaciale ): Nord Stage (Rhodes/tine piano sound)
• Variation 20 (leggiero ): Harpsichord
• Variation 21 (flessibile ): Organ
• Variation 22 (grazioso ): Nord Stage (Rhodes/tine piano sound)
• Variation 23 (scorrazzare ): Piano