The Kapre for piano, 4-hands by Andres Luz

A N D R E S R. L U Z 2018

for piano, 4-hands

PROGRAM NOTES The Kapre (subtitled The Tree Giant) is a mini-tone poem for piano 4-hands inspired by a legendary creature found in ancient Filipino mythology. In this short work, a wanderer creeps upon a jungle forest at dusk and discerns an eerie presence in the distance upon the gently swaying treetops. As he makes his way through the mysterious and twisting mass of leaves, vines, and branches, he smells the heavy stench of a burning cigar. Strangely, he begins to feel a bit disoriented and confused of his bearings. Where was he going originally? How did he get here? Is he really walking deeper into the jungle, or is he headed toward a clearing? It's getting dark, but his curiosity consumes him! Suddenly, from under his feet, he feels the massive rumbling of an uneasy gait not too far away (mm. 20-24). The wanderer is now even more obsessed; and though filled with a strong sense of fear, it is not a fear that is strong enough to overwhelm his appetite for discovery. He draws closer, even closer, now drunk with an ambition that is swiftly rewarded by the night moaning of the legendary kapre! Behold, tremble, and marvel at the sound! (mm. 31-33) Though he is stricken with a sudden terror that shoots through his body like a lightning bolt, his determination draws him to seek out more, even more, for who has ever recounted an episode with such a mysterious and fantastical being up-close? Who would be able to claim that the legend is true?! As he feels his way through the menacing darkness of tangled foliage in that sticky, humid jungle full of bugs and mucky, spoiling greenery beneath his feet, he unexpectedly comes across the soft touch of a warm patch: matted, mangy fur combed through the reach of his curious fingers. What is this?! The beast awakens early from his short slumber, and the wanderer feels an overwhelming sense of inconsolable regret (m. 34). Inevitably what follows is the chase: the clumsy, lumbering giant in pursuit of the pesky wanderer who wandered more than a few steps too far…. In this work, the pianists must choose between two possible endings for their performance, deciding if the wanderer manages to escape the pursuit of the kapre, or if he is captured.

DURATION Approximately 6 minutes.

PERFORMANCE NOTE A guitar pick or equivalent may be used to enhance the abrasive quality of scratching the piano strings with the fingernails in mm. 31-34, and m. 67. The pedal stomp in mm. 32-34 may be accomplished by the primo’s preparation: gently depressing the middle pedal and sustaining pedal simultaneously and then suddenly releasing the middle pedal to create an adequate resonance enhanced by the concurrent string slap carried out by the secondo.

for Elaine Trent Lee

The Kapre

Andres R. Luz

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ABOUT THE COMPOSER Harnessing the chugging sounds of contemporary postmodernism, Andres Luz derives his compositional idiom from the legacy of music history stretching back to Medieval and Renaissance stylistic techniques, up to those of present-day postmodernism. He is currently teaching at the University of Redlands in Redlands, CA, as a visiting assistant professor of music theory and electronic music. Additionally, he is completing the Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition at the University of Georgia, Athens, studying with Adrian Childs, Peter Van Zandt Lane, and Emily Koh. Special thanks to Liza Stepanova for the great piano-writing advice. Andres R. Luz is a member of ASCAP and is published by Post-Classical Music.

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