Piano (Piano) SKU: HL.49045220
Solo Piano. Composed by Alexander Goehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Piano. Softcover. Composed 2012. Op. 93. 18 pages. Duration 10'. Schott Music #ED13558. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045220). ISBN 9790220134173. 9.0x12.0x0.093 inches.
My piece is subtitled Homage to Haydn. Why? Because it is modelled on Haydns Variations in F minor/major. But modelled does not imply pastiche or imitation. From Brahms onwards (if not before) there are countless examples of pieces modelled on others in a variety of ways. To do this does not imply a closeness to the original, rather inevitably a distance from it. I dont know whether alistener would be the wiser for knowing the original. In any case a composition must stand on its own feet. Alexander Goehr.
