Dominick DiOrio

L'Homme Armé Variations

• Instrumentation: piano
• Completed: July 2010
• Duration: 7 minutes
• Audio:
  • L'Homme Armé Variations
    
    

    Julia Killey, April 2011

• Dedication:

  Commissioned by and dedicated to Julia Killey

• Program Note:

  The L'Homme Armé Variations were commissioned by Julia Killey for performance at her senior piano recital. Julia and I had been long friends since high school, so the opportunity to write a work for her was one I relished. These variations are straight-forward and appealing, with grateful nods to past eras and composers. Listeners will hear bits of Renaissance counterpoint, medieval rhythmic techniques, Bach fugues, and even a bit of tintinnabuli!

• Performances:
  • April 3, 2011 (Premiere)
    Senior Recital
    Julia Killey, piano
    The College of St. Rose - Albany, NY
  • October 26, 2017
    New Music Series
    University of Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN