I started writing this piece during the Melbourne International Chamber Music competition in July, which I was listening to on the radio with great interest. I’ve never actually liked the piano trio genre (piano, cello and violin) much. i think it’s a slightly odd combination of instruments. but listening to MICMC inspired me and I wanted to write something really technical and inspired by the rythms and riffs of heavy metal to some extent. unfortunately I think the technicality may have made it almost unplayable for the cello and violin, but as the only instrument I really know anything about is the piano I can’t judge :P
Although most of the piece is meant to be as strict and rythmic as possible, at one point I added a contrasting ad libitum section and the full effect doesn’t come across in sibelius playback, which is somewhat limited :(
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