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Piano Sonata IV. Chez Garuda (Recording)
Music Faculty Research and Scholarship
Document Type
Audio
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Disciplines
Abstract
Garuda is a mythical bird-god. His statue in Sanjusangendo is fierce and menacing. The figure seemed almost comical in its ferocity. The Garuda I saw was a crazed Hellboy musician stamping out a beat, playing wild licks on his flute. But it seemed he might also be capable of the most inspired lyricism. If so, his would be formidable music-making, no doubt. This movement is my reaction to that image. Here my jazz background becomes apparent. Bebop, boogie-woogie, Bill Evans lyricism…all this and more is mixed together in a swirling cartoon world of expression. The movement is loosely cast in the traditional sonata-allegro format. Though my title is rooted in Eastern tradition, this final movement is, surely, very American.
Citation Information
Gary Smart and Yukino Miyake. "Piano Sonata IV. Chez Garuda (Recording)" (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary_smart/41/
Score of Piano Sonata is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/32
Recording of Piano Sonata I. Kimnara’s Blessing is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/36
Recording of Piano Sonata II. Moonspinner is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/35
Recording of Piano Sonata III. Turtle Dreams of Flight is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/34