Piano Sonata No. 2 by Keane Southard by Keane Southard

Keane Southard

Piano Sonata No. 2

(2006-08) (Duration: c. 20 mins.)

Program notes: I began composing my Piano Sonata No. 2 in February of 2006. At that time I was going through a difficult time that turned out to be a period of great inspiration and productivity for me compositionally. I wrote the beginning material of the first movement and decided to create a larger-scale sonata in an overall dissonant and freelychromatic language; something I had never attempted before. By the fall of 2006, I had completed the fourth (then planned as the third of three movements) but set aside the piece to work on several other pressing projects. I came back to the work in 2008 determined to finish it. The second movement was completed in the early summer of 2008, the third at the end of the same summer, and the first at the end of September 2008. Keane Southard 2008

Performance instructions: 1. Unless otherwise indicated, the damper pedal should be used discreetly to allow for maximum clarity. 2. Movement III is written on three staves, where the top staff always uses a treble clef with a small “eight” (8) on top of it, which designates that all music written on that staff should be played an octave higher than notated. 3. Clusters are notated by square black noteheads that blend together to form a black rectangle. These clusters should be chromatic and designate only the general area that the cluster should be played.

4. When “x” noteheads are used, the pitches to be played should be played at random by the performer, but should always follow the contour of the written line (rising or falling). When “x” noteheads chords are written, not only are the pitches to be random but also the number of pitches in each chord. 5. In Movement II, extended series of repeated chords are notated with first the chord to be played, and then only with a stem without noteheads for each subsequent repetition of the chord. Numbers are also placed over each repetition of the chord to help the performer keep their place in the music. 6. In Movement II, sometimes a time signature of “zero” (0) is used, which simply means that there is no time signature until another time signature appears. 7. When there is no time signature, accidentals apply to that note only and no accidental indicates a natural pitch. Where there is a time signature, accidentals hold throughout the measure.

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e=80

  

           ff

              

I                                                     3

                        3

  

Keane Southard

   3

                      

                     7                                                            3     fff                                                                                             10                                                                       3  3         ff                                               3  3                                          13                                                                                     3  3                                    ©2008 

 r.h.  3     3           15 r.h.                                                                                       fff l.h.   unspecified notes as fast as possible cresc.                       l.h.                               poco rall.

q=60

    p

3                             

e=e                 

cresc.

e=e

  

legato ed espressivo

   



     

3    e=e                      

 

         3

                                

          

   

cresc.

 

mp f

        3             f

                             

       e=e      e=e        25 e=e                                                      3 3 p   f                                                             



3 q.=40

molto accel.

          p



                                

cresc.



           

  

                 

          

        

             

molto rit.             

q.=112

  



 

 

 



 

  

                                       

e=100   accel.           35                                         ff

               unspecified pitches

(q.=96)



                

and number of similtaneous notes

                                                                                                  e=80 40                                                              3 3 3  fff ff

          

  

                   

                                  

 

      

     



     

                      

 

    

         

        

     

       3

             

 





         49                                                                           pp sub.

sf sf sf

pp sub.

                                                              

      

                                         

              

pp sub.

     

                                                 56            3





   

    

          

     



 

     

     



   

    

 

 

                                        

                     

pp sub.

sf sf

                                                                                                 

pp sub.

                                                      





    





 

 68

 

   

sf pp

 



   

 

 

    



  

                     sf

   

   

       

 

 

  

   

   pp

 





 

    



 

  

 

    

    

   



     





 

   

   

 



      71



 



  





 

 

            rit.        

         

ff mp





 







  



 



(x=120)

               mf

cresc.

  

   

e=144                          75                                                3

 

e=120 accel.       3                3                

             

  

  

      

      78       



       

            

          

          

     

  

            

  

  

          

f                                  

                        ff

       

            

      82               

           

                    

    



cresc.

                              3                  mp

   

legato ed espressivo





        



  

                      

                         





                             cresc.

            

unspecified pitches and number of similtaneous notes

3  e=e 3                                   3

    

e = 126

 

3 e=e                                  

           

e=e

           

  

p legato ed espressivo

         

              

q=60

gl iss

   

   (cluster) l.h  .

fff

                                             

   

                    



8 97





             

    

 

    

 100           





 

cresc.





          

     

 



e = 76 con rubato

    

106





legato ed espressivo

    

    

           3

      

   

  109                  3

   

     

 



 



 

             3

cresc.

     



 





                 3

                        



accel.

    



        

 

  



                                 

103

    

 

                                        

 



        

   



    



  

         

 

         3

     

    

 

e=100    112  

  3



                                

      3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  

 

 molto accel.              q.=62    115                     

 

      3



                    

ff 3

                                                                                             3

   119                                                    



   

                     

    124    

   



 

   

 

     

     

                     3

                                       

                                               accel.

                          

10 q.=100 molto rit.

e = 112                        127                                                fff cresc.                   (q.=96)    e=80         131                                                                                    unspecified pitches      fff  and number of similtaneous notes                                                                                    

accel.

 

 e=120 e=80                   138 short                                                             3 p

                                

ppp

short                 

fff sub.

           

         

q = 72    3 3 3   142                                      3                                         x=x

 

           

                                           

e = 60

3                                         3   3 3

148



accel.

    

cresc.

  

   

  

   

   

  

   (e=108)

            150                                                                3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3



    

 

 q = 60 ff 152          

  

 

  

  



  

e=80 3                                                

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cresc.

                                                      3      ff                                156                                          f

                     

                  

fff sub.

                    



e = 48

      159                 cresc.



161

    



         

 3                       

  

  

e = 120



 ffff (clusters)



rall.

  

 

 

 

 



           3                   

  

  



   



  





     

   

     



 

  





     with base   of thumb 



II q = 126

    ff    





    

         

   mf       

          

  

Keane Southard

   

     

                         

 

  

q=144                                               

accel.







       



        



  

 3  

 q = 126                                                         3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3            f mf ff 3                                                                                               mp                                         



 



mf          

             



 

q=144



   f

 

   3

                      3 3 3

        



 





                             

           3

          3

                              3

 

              3

3 3

  

    3     3

            

                                            q = 126                                          mf ff                                                                                   

 







p cresc.



                   

                                        

 



   

           

                               





  



          

  fff

         





   

   



 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

  

   

  

           

     







   



 



  



      



    

      mp

   





      

    

 



  



   

 

 

    

      

 

                  p  ff               

        

   



            

            

   fff        

          

         

ppp poco cresc.

 

   

       



           

       







 

   

 

          

          f

           



    

         

     

  

 1 2 3 4 5                  mf mf (same chord)                                                    

     

                

  

     

  

   

       6

      

                          2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

                                                          

                                    p dim. 1

           ppp fff           

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

                                   

III  

rit.



   

e = 72

 



 



pppp(tenor voice) *N.B.

                    



        



              

ppp



          

ppp

                    

  



     

   

 

delicate and very soft yet always singing

ppp

     





 q = 50        

Keane Southard

 

      



                                                                                distant

       ppp

pppp

ppp

 

     



             



 





pppp

    

             

ppp

         

*N.B. The steady pulsed accompaniment should always be subordinate to the melody(ies) throughout the movement.

      3 3               

      16



      



  



        

       





    



 

      

            



     

    

 

  

   



ppp



ppp

           

 

3                         3







  

        

                     



ppp

  









          



















3        3  3     3      3                                 



    



 



  





 



 

                                          3

 



        l.h.

   

            l.h.





    

l.h.

                  

 30           3

     





 



   

     



         r.h.

  

 

        3



 



   3    

 

                                     3 3



   

   



 



        

cresc.

     3       



    

         

 

           

r.h.



                  3          

r.h.

 



                  

    



       3

                      32                                       

 

 

 



                

          

r.h. f

l.h.





 



 

 

                       3

cresc.

                  l.h. r.h.

        l.h.

 

r.h.

   

             

                     l.h. 3

    40                    3                     l.h. 3

  



 

           3

      r.h.  

r.h.

l.h.

 

                 3 l.h.

cresc.

                37                   

r.h.

                      

               l.h.

  

    

            3

r.h.

                             3 3   3                                       

       

r.h. l.h.

  



       42                          



   



 3

   

  



                49                  

  

cresc.



      

    

sos.

 

maintain the same dynamic contour as in the first statement of this melody (mm. 3-18)

 fff

      

   

cresc.

x=e q = 72

             

          48      

 ff       

 



                                                                                   



  

 

                                ff                                                        fff  sos.

                       

                          

             

  

 

  

 

  

     

 

                             

     

                                        

            

   

    

 

               

  

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

                  

 

      

      

            

   

                                          

  

                                            

   

 

  



          

      

                      

            

    

  

 

    

                  



                            

    

                      

 

    

  

                           

                                                                                                

                  



24 56

 

   

 

                  

 

  

  

    

    

                                                              

       

                                            

                                                                        

                   

            

         

                                                

                 



                  

            

           

     

   

           

       

                         61

  

f (Echo)



  



      

           

                

           





                                                       f (Echo)

   

  

  

  



 

 

 

 

   

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           ffff

      

        

         

             

fffff

            

              

      

    



    

   



15-20''

      

15-20''

sos.  una corda

e = 40

ppp

                                  dim.



rall.



         

fffff

             



 



  pppp

               



 



q = 112





mf sfz

         

mf sfz

                             e=e 4        



       3 ff









 



Keane Southard



 mf

sfz mf sfz mf

q=126



                                      3





                                                  21 e=e                         mf f   mp                                                           





sfz

                      

                                                               14                                       mp





cresc.

       

   

        

                             

28 27

  



           

       

              

                 p           



           sfz

        

                   

 p                 

   

                     pp sub. f                 

        sfz

        

              f



       

                                                                                 mf dim. pp                                                   



       

       

e=e 36



 

 

  

 

  

                        

  

  

    

         

 

      

 

  

 



 

   

                                                           e=e

  

 

 





 



 

pp sub.

 

  

  

   

     

e=e 44

 



  

 





  3

 r.h.  



29 q=q. (q.=126)

   r.h.

                       

        



 r.h.    l.h.    l.h.  



          

  



 



 

  









                     

  



 



 

    



 



 



r.h. r.h. r.h. l.h. r.h. l.h. l.h.

                                

   

 





 

p (echo) 53



                

r.h.

pp r.h.

l.h.

r.h.

  

l.h.



 

        











                              l.h.            



r.h.

 

30 q.=q (q=126)

                                

        



      

                                           

molto rit.  64                                              



            A tempo

       



 

 70                              



     

    

       

     



         

                                                   mf cresc.

   r.h. 3   l.h.      

poco rit. 73



l.h.





   



r.h.3

                sfz mf

    



  r.h. 

A tempo

  

 3    l.h.

          

  

    

            

mf                         sfz

       

sfz

                           

sfz

                            

    



sfz

                    

                               x=x



    

              

pp cresc.

   

     

 

          

                                                 

  

          

          





 rall.





       dim.

q=66

            



 

            



x=x (q=126)



       

            

  

          

 



  

  

 

      3

        3



 

dim.





           

ppp              

      3            mf         



       3                         

 

                    

sfz mf

       

     



                   p

32 3

e=e



      3 e=q (q=132) 101                                             sfz mf sfz sfz mf sfz mf                                                                            

106

 mf

   

 

e=e

sfz

  

  

e=e



       e=e



                              q=80

      

 

e=e

       3

pp sub.

       

          

e=e

           3



            

e=e

        

pp sub.

    

pp sub.

                

pp sub.



pp sub.

    

                       

     115    pp sub.

sfz

 

         111       ppsub.

    

       

               



  



      3



    

33 q=112

117

       f

   

   



                     



 pp

                                     3  q=q    3  3      122                                                                           3     3        f pp ff 3                                         sos. sos. sos.    128              sos.

                sos.

q=q



 

   3

  

q=q

 

 

     



      

133

       

          q=q                            fff                             sos. 

         



 

    

  

  

        

  

 