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Antonio Martinez

Searching for an Identity

Trails of Heroes, Op.1 No.11

SM-000346983
Composer
Antonio Martinez
Publisher
Antonio Martinez
Genre
Classical / Incidental music
Instrumentation
Piano
Scored for
Solo
Type of score
For a single performer
Key
D sharp minor
Difficulty
Difficult
Year of composition
2006

Description
This is part of the first collection of pieces that would become known to be the "Anarchist Rhapsodies," a collection of 12 pieces that share a common melody and are very similar to each other. What makes this collection different is that each of the 12 pieces are written in a different key signature.
At the time I wrote this piece in 2006, I always believed that key signatures can set the mood for any piece. For d-sharp minor, I have always believed that d-sharp minor, and its enharmonic equivalent e-flat minor, is one that doesn't always get the recogition it deserves, but when utilized, can set the stage to pack a walloping punch, especially when it has to assume another identity. More information to come late.
More importantly, I wanted to write a collection of melodies for which two main themes were the basis for this collection of pieces: one of the main themes from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and Philip Glass's "Einstein on the Beach." There is a subtle influence of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" early on, as well as two relatively little-known Russian composers in Genrikh Pachulski and Anatoly Lyadov. Listening to its repeating pattern, I wanted to emulate this feat, while also having influences from other musicians who are more notable for their methods of piano studying, especially Czerny and Schaum.
This piece is dedicated to America's military. They, like d-sharp minor, are not seeking glory, but just looking to make a name in history. On a side note for experimentation purposes, the numerator remains at 2, but the denominators swice around among 2, 4, 8 and 16.

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