{"product_id":"hoffman-sm-arirang-variations","title":"Hoffman, SM :: Arirang Variations","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003eArirang Variations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eHoffman, SM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work, first scored for piano solo, was composed for the 2008 Sejong Music Composition Competition. Although it did not win a prize, having entered the competition left me with a neat little piano piece to show for it, as well as the present transcription which I created for flutist Peter Sheridan in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set of variations opens with the traditional Korean theme accompanied by arpeggios. This is followed by Variation 1, a sad waltz in the style of a Chopin waltz. Next comes Variation 2, a funeral march in the manner of Chopin s Funeral March from the Piano Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35. Variation 3 is a Tango written in tribute to one of my favorite composers, Astor Piazzolla. Variation 4 combined the Korean tune with motifs from the slow movement of Beethoven s Symphony No. 6, The Pastoral. The set of variations closes with a repeat of the opening passage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Stanley M. Hoffman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EC Schirmer (ECS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46967494050086,"sku":"600313706639","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/C000600313706639_d.jpg?v=1697489568","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/hoffman-sm-arirang-variations","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}