Sonata for Silence

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Composer: Anne Neikirk

Duration: 4:30

Scoring: Flute, Cello, and Piano

Materials: Score and Set of Parts (8.5x11, landscape) ​​

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Program Note

My inspiration for Sonata for Silence came after attending a forum during which composer Ken Ueno presented his orchestra piece Kaze-no-Oka. His piece is a memorial to Toru Takemitsu, and Ueno discussed the importance of silence both within the piece and as a facet of Japanese culture. He treats silence as if it were another instrument in the orchestra, which spawned my idea for this trio. Sonata for Silence uses dynamic and timbral contrast to emphasize silence through meeting or breaking the listener’s expectations. The piece presents silence in a variety of contexts so that it has a different character each time it is heard (or not heard). In this way, silence develops its own voice and the trio, in essence, becomes a quartet.
​— Anne Neikirk
Reproduction Notice:
This program note may be freely reproduced in concert programs, provided that proper credit is given to the composer.