Ballade
| Work Notes | For Manny |
| Publisher | Chester Music Ltd |
| Category | Solo Keyboard(s) |
| Year Composed | 2005 |
| Duration | 6 Minutes |
| Orchestration | Piano |
| Availability | Sale |
Programme Note
Ballade (2005)
In this short piece I wanted to write music with a melody that grows out of the texture before descending into it again; a work that constantly shifts from a complex, multi-layered texture to concentrated single lines and back again.
Why Ballade? Manny asked specifically for a piece bearing this title, and I wrote it for him in July 2005.
Kaija Saariaho
