Post WW1 Solo Piece

[dnephi]

Can anyone suggest a piece, 3-15 minutes in length, so not terribly long composed post-world war 1?

I would like one that is not serial, that is tonal (IE, has a tonal center.), and has some feeling behind it.  I am familiar with Barber, and acquainted with Corigliano. 

What does anyone have to say?

[amanfang]

Try one of Lowell Liebermann's nocturnes.  One of his most well-known works for piano is "Gargoyles (mulit-movement)" but the nocturnes are a bit smaller scale.  I played No. 4 a couple years ago (Op. 38) and loved it.  It's beautiful and builds to a very exciting climax. 

[pianowelsh]

villa lobos choros no 5 is a good one very rhythmic - got some virtuosic turns in it. pleasing to listen to - relatively straightforward to read - no extended technique etc. programmes well
definately after ww1...poss post ww2. There is a nice nocturne of Barber that crops up now and again. That would also fit. You could do a selcection/portion of Crumbs Makrokosmos if you facy tape based effects but with a sense of underlying melody - he quotes Chopin a few times.

[jre58591]

on the topic of liebermann, check out the impromptus too. the 1st is a personal favorite of mine. the corigliano etude fantasy is a monster and over 15 min (if you were thinking about doing that).

[amanfang]

I also really like Impromptu No. 1 (Liebermann).  The set though is 10 minutes, so you could do all 3 and still be well within your time frame.

[pita bread]

The Corigliano Fantasia on an Ostinato can be an interesting piece, and is shorter and less difficult than the Etude Fantasy by far.

Ravel's La Valse was published after World War I.

Other suggestions fitting your criteria:

Barber - Ballade
Vine - Piano Sonata #1

I scoff at the Liebermann pieces, I really do. His compositions are not all that interesting.

[jre58591]

either of vine's sonatas would work, but both are very difficult, especially number 2. also, check out vine's 5 bagatelles, red blues (easy), and anna landa preludes (his newest published compositions for solo piano). the barber ballade, posthumous interlude, and corigliano fantasia on a ostinato are good if you want an easier piece.

[mikey6]

Post WW1 is like 3/4 of of the 20th century - Heaps of repertoire!  Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Messaien, Ligeti, Bartok, some of the later Rachmaninoff, you could try some of the infamous Sorabji - i'm told he's a tonal composer.

[indutrial]

Post WW1 is like 3/4 of of the 20th century - Heaps of repertoire!  Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Messaien, Ligeti, Bartok, some of the later Rachmaninoff, you could try some of the infamous Sorabji - i'm told he's a tonal composer.

I've been analysing various parts of Sorabji's first two published sonatas, and he is definitely a heavily tonal composer. There is certainly a lot of chromaticism as he restlessly shifts all over the place, but he doesn't far go into atonal territory before it comes back around.

I would suggest checking out some of Tansman's stuff if you want something tonal yet adventurous. Also the obvious candidates like Prokofiev and Barber are great choices.