Piano Trio in A minor (Hill)

{{Short description|Musical composition by Alfred Hill}}

Trio for violin, cello and piano in A minor, Stiles 1.2.2.1 TrA,Allan Stiles. [http://www.stilesmusicpublications.com/Alfred%20Hill/Alfred%20Hill%20Catalogue/Alfred%20Hill%20-%201%20Instrumental.htm A Catalogue of the Music of Alfred Hill] is one of Alfred Hill's five compositions for such ensemble. It was written probably in 1890sAllan Stiles. Notes to Hill's Flute Sonata No. 2. Cited from [http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/193446290?q&versionId=21185853 National Library of Australia] and reconstructed by Allan Stiles in early 2000s.[http://www.stilesmusicpublications.com/Alfred%20Hill/Hill%20editions/S66%20Trio%20in%20Am.htm Piano Trio in A minor: excerpts (Stiles Music Publications)] Its approximate duration is 20 minutes.

This Trio was reworked by Hill into his Violin Sonata No. 3 between 1906 and 1910 (while the Sonata itself was later arranged for flute and piano — Flute Sonata No. 2).

Structure

The Trio consists of three movements, all in A minor.[http://www.stilesmusicpublications.com/Alfred%20Hill/Hill%20editions/S66%20Trio%20in%20Am.htm Piano Trio in A minor: excerpts (Stiles Music Publications)]

:I. Allegro con brio

:II. Waiata Aroha. Andantino

:III. Finale. Allegro moderato

Editions

  • Alfred Hill. Trio in A Minor for violin, violoncello, and pianoforte. [Narara, N.S.W.]: Stiles Music Publications, 2003 (pub. number S66-2003; ISMN 979-0-720029-67-2) — piano score and parts

Recordings

  • Salzburg Piano Trio (Salzburger Klaviertrio: Angelika Schopper, Scott Stiles, Caroline Anna Moldaschl) — Hill & Brahms: Piano trios / Klaviertrios — 2004 [SKT 2004-01]

References

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