Sonatina
A NOTEWORTHY feature of a recent 1YA:> Wednesday morning programme was the performance by Tracy Moresby of his Sonatina Pastorale in A. The only composition of Mr. Moresby which I can remember having heard before was a series of witty Variations on a Nonesuch Theme, composed in the Middle East, and crisply recalling Eastern moods’ and scenes. These showed decided originality, and a gift for epigrammatic statement. The Sonatina, which made no great pretentions, seemed to me to possess equal individuality, but this-time to be ‘dominantly lyrical, especially in the graceful middle movement. The fact that at times I was reminded ‘of Debussy and at others of Pouléne does not mean that, Mr. Moresby was imitating such composers, but that something of the delicacy and evocativeness of the French manner was captured’in his piece. My general impression was of a mature, unassuming work, pleasant te listen to, with a slight tartness, and played with authority.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 540, 28 October 1949, Page 10
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156Sonatina New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 540, 28 October 1949, Page 10
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