O.1 – PROKOFIEV, PIANO SONATA No. 3 (2024) – ca. 8′
Written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music in Composition, Brescia Conservatory.
Composition: Como, Jun 2024 (short-score); Oct–Nov 2024 (orchestration); completed 20 Nov 2024
Form/structure: single-movement
Instrumentation: SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PICCOLO, 2 FLUTES, 2 OBOES, ENGLISH HORN, 2 CLARINETS, BASS CLARINET, 2 BASSOONS, CONTRABASSOON, 4 HORNS, 2 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TUBA, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION SET (3 pl.), HARP, CELESTA, VIOLINS I & II, VIOLAS, CELLOS, DOUBLE BASSES
Publications:
– Casaccia, Alexandre. S. Prokofiev, Piano Sonata No.3 (O.1). Score. Self-published edition, 11 Nov 2025. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17583900; also available on IMSLP.
License: © 2025 Alexandre Casaccia. Released under CC BY-SA 4.0.
PROKOFIEV, SONATA III (2024) – ca. 8′
Written in partial fulfillment of the graduation requirements for the degree of Master of Music in Composition
Instrumentation: FULL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PICCOLO, 2 FLUTES, 2 OBOES, ENGLISH HORN, 2 CLARINETS (in A), BASS CLARINET, 2 BASSOONS, CONTRABASSOON, 4 HORNS, 2 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TUBA, GLOCKENSPIEL, XYLOPHONE, 3 TIMPANI, PERCUSSION SET (2 players), HARP, CELESTA, VIOLINS I & II, VIOLAS, CELLOS, DOUBLE BASSES
Premiere: For performance inquiries, please contact the composer
Public playback: 14 Mar. 2025, “L. Marenzio” Conservatory, Brescia; computer-generated performance
License: © 2024 Alexandre Casaccia (SACEM). Released under CC BY-SA 4.0
Available on IMSLP; link to score
PROGRAM NOTE
Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 (1917) is a stunning one-movement work that masterfully blends classical sonata-form procedures with the expressionistic spirit of early 20th-century music. It stands as a memorable and exemplary piece; indeed, I find its expressive potential almost limitless and endeavored to orchestrate it using the kind of orchestral forces Prokofiev himself might have called for in 1918.
SCORES & PARTS
PERUSAL SCORE (concert pitch) available below | SCORE(S) (concert pitch or transposed) and PARTS available upon request