SANG UN KANG

Korea

29 August 1997

Four Bagatelles: „No slow movement”

This piece is structured to 4 movements, which is titled "No Slow Movement". Across the board, you can see the lot of influenced of jazz. Each Movement has title: "Maybe Etude or not", "Holy Fingerbroken", "I Have No Idea about Title" and "Fugue". The first movement is Etude for left and right hand, and structured to three parts. The first part is for both hands, the second part is for right hands, and the third part is for left hand. The second movement has characteristics of toccata. This was structured by bilateral symmetry. In the middle of this piece, it's almost perfectly reversed of precede part. The third movement  is structured by mathematical calculations:  an increase by permutation, proportional usage of poly-rhythm, and arithmetical progressional decrease of pitches. And the fourth movement is fugue, the 4 initial notes of subject are B-A-C-H.”