HOW TO PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS PROGRAM NOTES
How to Play Well With Others began with the idea of involving the audience in the process of music-making, and was inspired by the ideas of the ethnomusicologist John Blacking, who emphasized the importance of the social aspect of music in his writings. In my music, I try always to engage the audience from moment to moment, usually through the use of dramatic change and recognizable gestures. Another way to engage the listeners (as evidenced by the rock concert style of music presentation) is to welcome them to join in. To construct the piece, I did not rely on popular music influences – in fact, throughout the piece I used a mathematical method which consists of sets of notes and their combinations. The initial section is very static and aloof, but halfway through the piece the music begins to shift toward a more engaging style. With the incorporation of stomping, I intended to recapture the attention of the entire audience, and within a single work convey a spectrum of musical possibilities and, in a sense, philosophies. It is recommended that the performers “plant” some assistants in the audience who will begin to stomp (or clap) the nine-beat rhythm at the appropriate time. Clapping or stomping is indicated in the score by an “X”. How to Play Well With Others is approximately seven minutes long.
1
Larghetto (Static)
Bass Clarinet
1
Violoncello
1
Piano 1
con pedale, a piacere
3
3
3
3
6
6
(ossia 8vb)
6
6
How to Play Well With Others
8
8
(ossia 8vb)
8
8
A
11
11
11
11
14
14
(ossia 8vb)
14
14
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16
16
16
16
19
G.P.
19
G.P.
19
G.P.
19
G.P.
22
B
22
(ossia 8vb)
22
22
-3-
25
25
(ossia 8vb)
25
25
C
28
28
(ossia 8vb)
28
28
31
31
31
31
-4-
34
34
34
34
D Poco piu mosso
(L.V.)
37
37
37
37
40
possibile 40
40
40
(L.V.) -5-
43
crescendo 43
crescendo 43
43
(L.V.) 45
45
45
45
E
47
possibile 47
47
47
(L.V.) -6-
50
50
50
50
(L.V.) 53
possibile
crescendo
cresc. ed accel. poco a poco
53
cresc. ed accel. poco a poco
crescendo 53
53
crescendo
F
(L.V.) 56
56
56
56
(L.V.)
(L.V.) -7-
cresc. ed accel. poco a poco
59
59
59
59
(L.V.) 62
62
62
62
(L.V.) 65
G
65
65
cresc.
cresc. cresc. 65
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H
69
69
69
cresc.
cresc.
pesante
69
73
*SEE NOTE
x x x
x x x x
x x
x
x x
Vivacissimo x
x x
pesante 73
x x x
x x x x
x x
x
x x
x
x x
pesante 73
73
x x x
x x x x
x x
x
x x
x x senza pedale
(at least on accents)
78
78
I x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
CLARINETIST SHOULD ATTEMPT TO COERCE THE AUDIENCE INTO JOINING IN THE STOMPING PATTERN (dropping notes if necessary)
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78
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x
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78
-9-
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81
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84
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87
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87
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90
90
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90
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93
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K
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96
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96
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96
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96
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x
con pedale
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100
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104
L
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104
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104
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104
x
LEAD THE AUDIENCE IN STOMPING (OR CLAPPING) THE PATTERN SEVERAL TIMES, THEN RESUME PLAYING
IN ADDITION TO TAKING BOWS, ETC., BE SURE TO APPLAUD THE AUDIENCE AS WELL
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