for | Piano |
Musical Editions | Music score |
Item no. | 444753 |
Author / Composer | Elliott Carter |
Scope | 8 pages; 23.1 × 30.3 cm |
Publisher / Producer | Boosey & Hawkes |
Producer No. | BHI24625 |
ISBN | 9781423410324 |
ISMN | 9790051246250 |
UPC | 0884088054649 |
'Retrouvailles' for piano was written to celebrate the 75th birthday of my friend, Pierre Boulez, Mach 26, 2000. The score retruns to the mottoBb, (o), U (=t), L (=a), E, (z)used in my 'Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux I' (for his 60th birthday) and 'Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux II' (for his 70th). 'Retrouvailles' beginns by recalling the end of 'Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux II' and ends by recalling the opening of 'Esprit I'. I hope this work gives some small suggestion of the great admiration I have for this extraordinary musician.Elliot Carter