Piano Trio No. 1 in One Movement (1963)
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Instrumentation: | Violin, Violoncello, and Piano |
| Composition Date: | 1963 |
| Genre: | Chamber |
| Duration: | Approx 13' |
| Publisher: | Notevole Music Publishing |
| Movement(s): | Allegro (𝅘𝅥=120-130) |
| First Performance: | Aug 1963: Tanglewood Theater Concert Hall, Lenox, MA Fromm Foundation Players |
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Written in the spring of 1963, McKinley's first trio may be heard as a “crossroads” work. Freeing himself from the influences found in his earlier music, influenced by his teacher Nikolai Lopatnikoff, the work reveals a taut structure, compressing the traditional classical layout of a three or four movement work into one movement.
The trio's introduction uses jagged rhythmic aggregation and free chromaticism, featuring the development os small melodic ideas. This leads to the next section, scherzo-like, where the material continues to undergo melodic and rhythmic transfigurations. The final section is slow and reflective, with a nocturnal quietude leading to an ambiguous conclusion.
—Kevin Scott (from the liner notes of MS101)
