Koenscherzo
1996
I wrote this piece for a college friend of mine who played the piano and enjoyed what he described as "flashy-bangy pieces".
"Scherzo" literally means "joke". As is common with scherzos, this is written in a rounded binary form. It has an A section, in B minor, which is repeated. It modulates to the relative major for the B section, which then returns to A, and then the whole B-A section is repeated.
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know Your name will trust in You,
for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.
for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.
Sing praises to the Lord, enthroned in Zion;
proclaim among the nations what He has done.
proclaim among the nations what He has done.
For He who avenges blood remembers;
He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
— Psalm 9:9-12