Sonatina

This piece is composed as a companion to Joan Trimble’s Sonatina. Trimble (1915–2000) was born in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. She formed a piano duo with her sister, Valerie, with whom she enjoyed a highly successful professional partnership for over thirty years. Joan’s reputation as a composer was cemented by the publication of her Sonatina for Two Pianos (1940). This new Sonatina also explores neo-classical genres and gestures. It is written in memory of my brother, Brendan.