Fantasie #1 "A Night Without Sleep" by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse - SHEET MUSIC
About Fantasie #1 "A Night Without Sleep" by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse
This composition incorporates many varied moods; from a peaceful semi-conscious state and flights of fancy to intense anxiety, frustration, and even anger. The main thematic material is expressed at the beginning, and then there emerges a new theme in the middle (at 4'18). Melodies are introduced in a simple manner but then return cyclically through the work (expressed both in treble and bass registers, in augmentation and inversion, and themes are often layered on top of one-another); each thematic reiteration is imbued with new emotion. The work ends with a fanciful drifting toward abandonment of sleeplessness. This composition was awarded the Gold Medal in Composition by the Prestige Music Awards, 2013.
This work is featured (track 1) on the album Trilogies.