related works
Jubilant Mind : for piano / Robert Nasveld
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
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Sarabande con variazioni : voor piano, 1948 / Sas Bunge
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
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Canzone dolorosa : piano solo, 1983 / Cor de Groot
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
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2de sonate : voor piano, op. 59, gecomp. te Amsterdam 1956 / Wolfgang Wijdeveld
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
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composition
Open Mind : for piano / Robert Nasveld
Other authors:
Nasveld, Robert
(Composer)
Description:
This less-than-three-minute-long subtle piece for piano has affinity with several of my previous compositions, which also have a certain openness, transparency, and playfulness. A colleague described the score of Open mind as “almost Scarlatti-like.” That did not surprise me, because there is indeed a certain similarity with the eighteenth-century rococo style that championed simplicity, lightness and elegance.
The music may seem straightforward at first, but because of the syncopation and meter changes it is not easy to play. The specific use of the middle pedal creates an echo-like effect.
Robert Nasveld