storm-maker for solo piano
Jake Sandridge
storm-maker (2017) Storm-maker, for solo piano, was completed in 2017 as a sequel to my chamber work Storm-maker /dream-maker. The solo work expands upon the piano cadenza in the middle of the earlier chamber work, creating an etude out of the ‘stormy’ bit of that material. Storm-maker is an etude in rhythm—the same motive is performed at two different tempi at once for a large portion of the piece. Performance note: The performer should take special care to observe the relationships between the tempi of any two adjacent sections. Because of the frequent metric modulation, what appears to be a sudden tempo change on the page will not sound sudden to the ear.
storm-maker for solo piano
Mechanical = 120
4
7
LH
R.H. cresc.
10
( )
2
13
16
25 (rit.)
19
22
(both hands)
dim.
= 96 (+ Π= Π) rit.
freely = 72-76
5:4
28
5:4
31
34
accel.
38
cresc. in strict tempo = 96
‰=‰ = 144 41
3
4
45
49
53
57
61
65
69
5
Mechanical ( = 144)
73
77
6
Freely 81
83
rit.
86
91
(rit.)
Like a cadenza a tempo
rit.
= 60 - 66
96
7
101 (accel.)
= 120
106
115
Mechanical = 120 = 80
111
rit.
cresc.
8
125
120
129
132
134
137
140
144
(‰.=‰)( = 80)
147
dim.
150
dim.
9
10
(.=Œ) ( = 106)
153
156
*
159
163
* repeat and gradually diminuendo, fading to nothing within three repetitions. end at any point within mm. 156-159. Cut off pedal abruptly after playing stops; do not wait for sound to fade.