Base12

A video of the concert can be found here.

J.S. BACH    Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, Book I

Foo Xi Yuan (MUS1), piano

Base 12

This concert aims to offer an hour’s reflection (an hour being arguably of course itself another Base 12 phenomenon possibly of relevance in relation to this topic!) on the prevalence of the number 12 in music. While the chromatic system offers one possible source for this phenomenon, the number’s capacity to subdivide into groups of two, three, four and six may also have a role to play, for example in relation to musical sets of works of larger dimension or in terms of subdivision of time (the “numerators” 2, 3, 4, 6 in time signatures all being factors of 12). While it would have been possible to draw easily from 12 different composers for this project, the particular mix evident here is the consequence of how a conceptual model (how many possible permutations might there be for 12 pieces to add up in combination to approximately an hour’s duration) evidences itself in the reality of a particular hour (who should play what in this hour of their lives in a manner and order which contributes to a satisfying concert in the overall symposium while also adding value to the musical growth of each individual?). What the piano department has collated is, I believe, a lovely (and probably unique!) suite of works embracing 7 composers from across 193 years of history (fascinatingly here both are prime numbers!). Please feel free to feedback any reflection on this topic! — Bernard Lanskey 

CHOPIN    Etude in C major, Op. 10 No. 7

Lin Xiangning (YA1), piano

TCHAIKOVSKY    From The Seasons, Op. 37

VIII. August

Nguyen Le Bin Anh (MUS1), piano

CHOPIN   Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8

Dolpiti Kongviwatanakul (MUS1), piano

J.S BACH    Prelude and Fugue in B minor, Book II

Kelly Ho (MUS1), piano

CHOPIN    Etude in A-flat major, Op. 10 No. 10

Elaine Yap (MUS1), piano

MOZART    Twelve Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman"

Wang Ji (MUS4), piano

DEBUSSY    Etude VII:"Pour les degrés chromatiques"

Han SoI Jeong (MUS1), piano

SKRYABIN    Etude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12

Clarence Lee (MUS1), piano

DEBUSSY   Etude XI:"Pour les arpeges composes"

Melivia Citravani Raharjo (MUS2), piano

J.S. BACH    Prelude and Fugue in B- major, Book I

Wang Shimiao (MUS3), piano

LISZT   Transcendental Etude VIII:"Wilde Jagd"

Anthony Hartono (MUS3), piano