Nanosonatas

Nanosonatas (2006–2010) are piano compositions by American composer Frederic Rzewski.

History

In the summer of 2006, Rzewski’s friend Hideyuki Arata, a Japanese scientist born in Okinawa who specialises in nanotechnology and biophysics, sent him an article of three pages,[1] that he had had published in Applied Physics Letters. At the end of the article, Arata acknowledged Rzewski for his contribution to “our valuable discussions on nanomolecular motors”. Arata happens to be an amateur pianist, so in return Rzewski decided to dedicate “Nanosonata” to him. Like Arata's article, this first Nanosonata was three pages (about two minutes long) and, as the composer said, was technically somewhat demanding, but would not require the scientist to practise too much. Around the same time, Rzewski also had a commission from Milton Schlosser in Edmonton, Alberta. The composer liked the first Nanosonata, so he decided to write more - for Schlosser and others - and get them together into books.[2] Eventually, the first “Nanosonata” became “Nanosonata Book I, No 1”. Rzewski has composed 56 Nanosonatas, most dedicated to his family and friends, such as Elliott Carter and Pete Seeger.

Constructs
  • Book I（2006）
  • Nanosonata No. 1 (To Hideyuki Arata)
  • Nanosonata No. 2~7 (To Milton Schlosser)
  • Book II
  • Nanosonata No. 8~14 (To Igor Levit)
  • Book III（2007-2009）
  • Nanosonata No. 15~21
  • Book IV - Peace Dances (Commissioned by Robert Bielecki)
  • Nanosonata No. 22~27 (To Sarah Cahill）
  • Nanosonata No. 28 “It can be done!” (November 12. 2008) (To Elliott Carter and Pete Seeger)
  • Book V
  • Nanosonata No. 29~35
  • Book VI
  • Nanosonata No. 36 “To a Young Man” (To Noam Rzewski)
  • Nanosonata No. 37 “To a Young Woman” (To Noemi)
  • Nanosonata No. 38 “To a great Guy” (To Jan)
  • Nanosonata No. 39 “To a Runner” (To Alexis)
  • Nanosonata No. 40 “To a Dead Infant” (To Nicolas)
  • Nanosonata No. 41 “To a Sweet Guy”
  • Nanosonata No. 42 “To a Girl” (To Esther Rzewski)
  • Book VII
  • Nanosonata No. 43~49 (To Annette Morreau)
  • Book VIII
  • Nanosonata No. 50~56 (August 22. 2010) (Commande du Festival d’Automne a Paris 2010)
  • Arrangements
  • Nanosonata No. 12 arranged for violin and piano, 2008

References
  1. Arata, Hideyuki F.; Noji, Hiroyuki; Fujita, Hiroyuki (2006-02-20). "Motion control of single F1-ATPase rotary biomolecular motor using microfabricated local heating devices". Applied Physics Letters. 88 (8): 083902. doi:10.1063/1.2177374. ISSN 0003-6951.
  2. "Frederic Rzewski, piano" (PDF). www.mondaviarts.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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