Statements, Sonata No. 2 for Piano, while nonprogrammatic, is a reflection and synthesis of styles as well as ideas, all of which have contributed to the musical growth and heritage to be found in our culture. My Sonata Allegro form has some conceptual differences from a definite Sonata Allegro form. It employs only one theme as opposed to two, and because of the ordering of the materials, it has a compulsory repetition of the development section. The musical fabric itself dictates this type of formal logic in much the same way as it makes mandatory the exclusion of the multiple permutations of the tone row as a further unifying factor. Consequently, the sum total of statement and development of motivic ideas is limited to the basic original, inversion, retrograde, and retrograde inversion forms of the twelve note series.
Some variations employ both.
There are eight variations. The last movement begins with a fughetta, has a second theme that is derivative of the main idea of the 1st movement, and a third theme which is a restatement of the folk tune from the 2nd movement. It ends with a coda summarizing all these materials. Teachers in conducting include Lovro Von Matacic, Jonel Perlea, Franco Ferrara and Dean Dixon. While versatility best describes his talents and involvement to date, Perkinson has been associated with new movements in music in both New York and Hollywood.