Chiavi in Mano explained

Chiavi in Mano is a piano concerto in one movement by the composer Yehudi Wyner. The work was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and was first performed in February 2005 by the pianist Robert D. Levin and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Robert Spano. The piece was later awarded Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2006.[1] [2]

Composition

Chiavi in Mano has a duration of roughly 20 minutes and is composed in a single continuous movement. Wyner described the composition of the piece in the score program notes, writing:

Instrumentation

The work is scored for an orchestra comprising two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yehudi Wyner's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Concerto . . April 18, 2006 . September 24, 2015.
  2. Web site: Eichler . Jeremy . A musical mensch-in-residence, with 'keys in hand' . . June 21, 2009 . September 24, 2015.