Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Steinmetz, John (b. 1951).
Gender
Male
Work
Three Etudes. Tallevast, FL: TrevCo.
Etude No. 1 (“Foghorn”)
Etude No. 2
Etude No. 3 (“Rolls”)
Etude No. 1 (“Foghorn”)
Etude No. 2
Etude No. 3 (“Rolls”)
Duration
7 minutes
Description
These pieces were composed in 1975 for Piper Picknell, a dancer, and were originally performed with her, before they became solo pieces. The etudes are strikingly different from each other, although they share a minimalist spirit. The first is s study of subtle changes in a multiphonic, the second a showy mid-register diatonic technical study centered around F3, and the third a pattern informed piece. All three pieces have improvisatory characters and are moderately challenging. The top-most pitch is A4, and a timbral trill is called for in the second etude. Other than the two noted above, no extended techniques are required.
Reference
The Double Reed 28/1, p. 119.
Date Range of Work
1975