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Gabriel Prokofiev - Three Pieces for Erhu and Piano – I. Five Steps

from PEP (Piano and Erhu Project) Vol. 3 by Corey Hamm, piano; Nicole Ge Li, erhu

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GABRIEL PROKOFIEV (b. 1975) (UK)
Three Pieces for Erhu and Piano (2015)

I. Five Steps
II. Off Piste
III. Lament

Many Chinese composers are now writing for western classical orchestras and chamber ensembles. But how many western composers are writing for classical Chinese instruments and their related ensembles and orchestras? Only a few. So when New Sound China UK approached me to compose some new pieces for Erhu & Piano, I was very pleased to have the chance to try to help re-address this imbalance in my own small way; and hopefully be part of a new era of musical exchange between Chinese and western classical musics.

Five Steps could perhaps be seen as a 'minuet' but in 5 beats to the bar rather than the traditional triple-time. The erhu has a plaintive melody, that becomes increasingly ornamented as the piece progresses. The central section evolves into more angular, syncopated territory, before returning to the main theme.

Off Piste contrasts strongly with the other two pieces, taking us into a busy, urban setting, and it presents the erhu with a rhythmic and syncopated style that it rarely encounters.

Lament is an introspective piece that I composed reflecting on the upset and frustrations of a failing relationship. It connects most closely to traditional erhu writing. It explores the erhu’s voice-like quality and delicate, sensitive potential. The piano writing is quite simplistic, and partly influenced by Russian piano music.
(c) Gabriel Prokofiev, 2015
Commissioned by New Sound China UK.
The first performance was given by Chi-Ling Lok (piano) and Wang Xiao (Erhu) at the New Sound China Concert, in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
on 25th September 2015.

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from PEP (Piano and Erhu Project) Vol. 3, released June 5, 2020

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