Piano Sonata No. 29 (Geirr Tveitt)
The Piano Sonata No. 29 ''Sonata Etere'' Op. 129 by Geirr Tveitt is Tveitt's only surviving piano sonata. The piece, though met with disdain by critics upon its publication in the early 1950s, has attained a prominent place among Norwegian piano sonatas.
Sonata Etere is characterized by bimodal/bitonal effects, fixed, continually varied rhythmic patterns, and shifts of accent. The work takes approximately 30 minutes to perform.
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