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.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
Let them praise His name with dancing
and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in His people;
He crowns the humble with salvation.
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
Let them praise His name with dancing
and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in His people;
He crowns the humble with salvation.
— Psalm 149:2-4