Carl vine biography
Carl vine piano sonata...
Join Wise Music Group in celebrating Carl Vine’s 70th birthday this year as we dive into his diverse catalogue.
Carl vine biography
Since his beginnings in dance music Vine has built an eclectic catalogue which now includes seven symphonies, eight concertos, music for film, television and theatre, electronic music and numerous chamber works.
Born in Perth, he studied piano with Stephen Dornan and composition with John Exton at the University of Western Australia.
Moving to Sydney in 1975, he worked as a freelance pianist and composer with a wide range of ensembles, theatre and dance companies over the following decades.
Piano Sonata (1990)
A complex and challenging two-movement sonata, Vine's Piano Sonata was composed for the Sydney Dance Company.
The piece was dedicated to and first performed by Michael Kieran-Harvey in June 1991. The music is full of rich chordal movements, unusual flowing harmonies and tonalities, with great extremes of dynamic and energy. Reflecting the physical origins