SONATA No.2

About the Work:
I started composing the Sonata No. 2 for Horn, Soprano, and Piano in early 2005. Shortly after beginning the drafts of the 1st movement, I was in Hawaii playing chamber concerts with the Orpheus Wind Quintet. Three days into the trip, the retina in my right eye tore severely while I was swimming at a waterfall on Oahu (in January!). The dedication of the 1st movement is a tribute to my wife, Jenny, and to Chris and Patricia Smith who gave up virtually all the rest of the trip to help care for me through the surgery and its aftermath. Much of the Sonata was written during the long, painful recovery, when it was by no means sure that my vision would return intact.
Movement 1 is in a kind of baroque French overture form, though the music is in the ''new romantic'' style. It starts with a contemplative introduction. This segues into a wild allegro, with rips to high ''C'' and fast, light tonguing. The furious pace is broken up with lyrical passages. Some are passionate,

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