Snow Moon: A Piano Sonata
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Review The Baltimore Sun calls Ferrante's music "focused and colorful...with an unexpected, decidedly poetic touch" and "ebullient and full of shifts of direction." "If the tune has the elegance of traditional opera, the harmonization is very modern as the vocal lines climb and descend the melodicstaircases that Ferrante has constructed for them."The Baltimore City Paper"Damon Ferrante is a star on the rise." The Ridgewood News"Damon is a musical storyteller. He has a narrative gene that allows him to write music like a novelist." Daniel Mark Epstein, award-winning music writer"From the first few notes in the opening movement, one is immediatelycaptivated; thrown into a musical landscape of mystery and passion, itsmelody satiates every perceptual organ in the body and the mind...and, without questionepitomizes the intrigue of human expression, taken to its deepest depths by Ferrante." Stephan Dalal, WKCR-FM Read more From the Author Snow Moon, although modern in its basic character, is inspired by the piano music of the 19th Century and would make a good addition to a concert program featuring pieces from that period. Read more About the Author Damon Ferrante is a composer whose works have been performed in concert halls throughout North America and Europe. He writes operas, orchestral music, film and dance scores, chamber music, and for piano and guitar. He lives in New York City. Read more
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Snow Moon Sonata, by esteemed composer Damon Ferrante is a mystical and emotional musical journey on the piano. From the first few notes in the opening movement, one is immediately captivated; thrown into a musical landscape of mystery and passion, its melody satiates every perceptual organ in the body and the mind. Through the ears, Snow Moon's elation invariably protracts to the heart. This Sonata is powerful for many reasons. It inspires a simple and basic notion of what it means to be human. And, without question epitomizes the intrigue of human expression, taken to its deepest depths by Ferrante in what I would call nothing-less than an exquisite exhibition of consciousness.
