Jacques Ibert ： Encounters Creole Girls

Encounters: Creole Girls is a piano miniature in which Ibert’s characteristic sense of color and lightness come to the fore. Within its bright sonority, lively rhythms suggestive of a dance meet supple, gently swaying phrases, evoking changes of scene. The piece benefits from carefully balancing the roles of melody and accompaniment while preserving the atmosphere established at the opening. Avoiding an overly rigid rhythm, keeping the smaller notes even, and using contrasts of dynamics and pedal color with restraint will bring out its transparency and vitality.