David Heinick, composer
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Sonata for piano (2012)

i    Toccata à la Charleston
ii   Gates
iii   Summer Rambling

15 minutes

    The Sonata was written during the summer of 2012.  As is often the case with my multi-movement works, I wrote the last movement first.  The title of the first movement reflects the syncopated Charleston accents that pervade the movement; the "Gates" of the second movement are both imagined grandiose gates (think "The Great Gate of Kiev") and the surprisingly serene Christo "Gates" installation in Central Park.