Composed by
Christina Rusnak
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©Copyright 2006 Christina Rusnak
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! ! Rusnak!Music!Press!
Kyripo (2006) Duration!!~!4:15!
! Notes& Kyripo,!for!solo!piano!existed!in!my!fingers!long!before!it!emerged!on!paper.!!It!began!as!an! improvisational!work!exploring!shifting!modal!harmonies!and!symmetrical!movement.!Without! any!programmatic!impetus,!the!piece!evolved!over!time!resulting!in!a!balance!of!contrasting! lyricism!and!gesture.!While!the!tonic!strongly!suggests!Phrygian!mode,!the!triadic!implications! of!the!various!modes!is!intended!to!engage!the!listener!and!keep!the!piece!from!conforming!to! its!expected!idioms.!Kyripo!is!one!of!my!favorite!pieces.! !
G!Christina!Rusnak!2007!
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! ! Performance&Notes& The!score!attempts!to!capture!the!“feel”!of!the!piece!as!closely!as!possible.!The!time!signature! should!be!thought!of!as!duration!rather!than!beats.!With!“Rubato”!gives!the!performer!the! opportunity!to!take!slight!liberties!based!on!the!feel!of!the!line.!!The!written!dynamics!are! probably!overkill!in!an!attempt!to!convey!what!I!do;!it’s!all!relative—loud!is!loud,!soft!is!soft!and! a!balance!between!the!ostinato!and!the!lyrical!line.!!Think!Bartok!fused!with!a!little!Chopin.!I’ve! indicated!pedal!markings,!but!every!piano!is!different!so!I’m!sure!adjustments!will!have!to!be! made!during!performance!to!achieve!the!appropriate!balance.!! !!
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