for piano, left hand alone
Music by Anthony L. Sanchez (b. 1988)
Copyright © 2024 by ZEKE SPILLED INK MUSIC (ASCAP), Savannah, GA
Photograph by the composer - Taken June 19, 2024, in Hodgenville, Kentucky
VST playback via Musescore 4
The score for this revised version is coming soon to Patreon.
Audiovisuals edited using YouCut: https://app.youcut.net/BestEditor
Program Notes:
Composing a piano piece for the left hand is not a new concept. In the past, many composers, from Alexander Scriabin to Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev, composed pieces of this sort for the keyboard repertoire. As a composer who has had Cerebral Palsy on the left side of my body, however, I became increasingly dissatisfied with this music because it tended to focus on virtuosic writing for a "normal" left hand. It was my task to compose a left-handed piece that was also accessible to all performers: specifically, those who share my condition or who need to strengthen their left hand.
My Impromptu for the Left Hand is a slow, Impressionistic piano piece that is somewhat pedagogical in scope. Unlike most keyboard scores for the left hand, which use two staves (something that I found odd and confusing), I wrote this composition on three staves. In this way, performers can follow the flow and direction of the musical lines more clearly. In terms of technique, Impromptu for the Left Hand features frequent upward arpeggios that require wrist relaxation and dexterity in crossing the fingers. At certain points, this work consists of wide tenths that must be rolled in order to emphasize the downbeat.
I initially composed Impromptu for the Left Hand in recognition of Claude Debussy's 150th birthday in 2012. This piece makes use of Impressionistic techniques reminiscent of his music. Long pedal markings in the work serve to create a blurred musical texture. Likewise, several passages in the score suggest pentatonic and whole-tone scales. While I revised this score in 2018, the version heard in this VST recording consists of a new revision from 2024 with additional measures and harmonies to better connect the sections of the piece.
Music by Anthony L. Sanchez (b. 1988)
Copyright © 2024 by ZEKE SPILLED INK MUSIC (ASCAP), Savannah, GA
Photograph by the composer - Taken June 19, 2024, in Hodgenville, Kentucky
VST playback via Musescore 4
The score for this revised version is coming soon to Patreon.
Audiovisuals edited using YouCut: https://app.youcut.net/BestEditor
Program Notes:
Composing a piano piece for the left hand is not a new concept. In the past, many composers, from Alexander Scriabin to Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev, composed pieces of this sort for the keyboard repertoire. As a composer who has had Cerebral Palsy on the left side of my body, however, I became increasingly dissatisfied with this music because it tended to focus on virtuosic writing for a "normal" left hand. It was my task to compose a left-handed piece that was also accessible to all performers: specifically, those who share my condition or who need to strengthen their left hand.
My Impromptu for the Left Hand is a slow, Impressionistic piano piece that is somewhat pedagogical in scope. Unlike most keyboard scores for the left hand, which use two staves (something that I found odd and confusing), I wrote this composition on three staves. In this way, performers can follow the flow and direction of the musical lines more clearly. In terms of technique, Impromptu for the Left Hand features frequent upward arpeggios that require wrist relaxation and dexterity in crossing the fingers. At certain points, this work consists of wide tenths that must be rolled in order to emphasize the downbeat.
I initially composed Impromptu for the Left Hand in recognition of Claude Debussy's 150th birthday in 2012. This piece makes use of Impressionistic techniques reminiscent of his music. Long pedal markings in the work serve to create a blurred musical texture. Likewise, several passages in the score suggest pentatonic and whole-tone scales. While I revised this score in 2018, the version heard in this VST recording consists of a new revision from 2024 with additional measures and harmonies to better connect the sections of the piece.
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