🇺🇸William L. Gillock ： Abandoned Farm

With its title evoking an abandoned farm, this short piece portrays a quiet, somewhat desolate scene through piano sonority and carefully shaped pauses. Listening closely to the movement of the melody and the harmonic changes creates an impression of scenes gradually shifting. It is important to grasp the overall flow, avoid hurrying the ends of phrases, and shape the expression while sustaining each note with care. Rather than changing dynamics through volume alone, adjust the touch and amount of pedal; contrasting a dry atmosphere with resonance that lingers in the distance helps convey the character of the subject. Keep the melody from being obscured, while maintaining a restrained accompaniment and savoring the quiet afterglow through the final resonance.