🇺🇸William L. Gillock ： Lyric Preludes Summer Storm

Summer Storm, from Gillock’s Lyric Preludes, is a short piece filled with tension and energy. In keeping with its title, it creates a striking contrast between passages suggesting stillness and those of vigorous motion, while changes in dynamics and register give the music a strong sense of rise and fall. The flowing passages and sharp accents also deserve close attention. In performance, rather than pursuing speed alone, aim for a flow that suggests the storm drawing near and gathering force, allowing the music to gain expressive depth. Keep the smaller notes even without forcing them, bring out the melodic tones clearly, and change the pedal carefully so that the resonance does not become blurred. Carefully shaping the growing excitement toward the end and distinguishing the changes of scene will bring the vivid imagery to life.