Dello Joio's Piano Sonata No. 3

Piano Sonata No.3 is Dello Joio’s renowned composition for the piano. The neo-classic lyrical theme is derived from the Gregorian “Kyrie” of Mass VIII, the Mass of Angels. He also used it in his orchestra piece Variations, Chaconne, and Finale. Dello Joio adapt this theme into the Sonata in four movements, the orchestral piece is in three movements. Both compositions, despite the difference of the order and the texture in variation form of the first movement, were truly fantastic piece. This piano, in other words, is a distillation of the orchestra piece that presents the characteristic of Dello Joio’s music: diverse, colorful, and lyrical.
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