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Patio Conversation Through Glass for Piano and Percussion
Approximate Duration = 5:00 {2007}
A Patio Conversation Through Glass for
Piano and Percussion
Performance Notes
The percussion part is written for a timbrack of 12 instruments notated on chromatic pitches from F – E. Four of the instruments are specified: low tom (F), snare drum (A), bongo (C), and suspended cymbal (E). The rest of the instruments are to be chosen by the performer. At the end, when directed to hum or sing along with the music, performers should not worry about staying exactly together with the piano lines. They should be slightly off, and the effect should be somewhat like a Glenn Gould performance.
Program Notes
While sitting in a coffee shop last spring, I noticed a girl crying on the patio outside. I watched her through the window for a while, wondering why she was so upset. A young man was sitting at the table with her, his back to me so I could not see if he was sharing her emotions. I was struck by the strange poignancy of the situation: this couple probably having a fight, possibly breaking up while I watched them, completely removed from whatever was actually passing between them. Seeing them brought up memories of similar situations I had been in, yet I knew intellectually that my interpretation of what was going could have been completely wrong. The image of that scene seemed particularly relevant while writing this piece. I have projected parts of my own thoughts and emotions in the notation on the page, yet what the music is really about – what is really happening – is left up to the performers on a very concrete level.
Composer Contact Information Jessica Rudman 774-239-5878
www.jessicarudman.com
jessica_rudman@yahoo.com
for Laura Garritson and Bill Solomon
A Patio Conversation Through Glass
1982)
& & ? Timbrack Piano ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b Ÿ œ œ # œ œ œ œ > U 5 œ . œ . œ # . œ . œ # . œ œ # fl ‰ U 5 œ . œ . œ . œ b . œ . œ œ b n ˘ ‰ U 5 Passionately, q = 112 - 116 f ƒ f ƒ œ # œ œ œ b n 10 - 15" start slowly and speed up ’ Œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ 5 w fill P ˙ æ U œ œ b œ b œ U ˙ ˙ > U cresc. A Í f ◊ ˙ æ Œ . œ b J œ b 3 ˙ ˙p loco & & ? Timb. Pno. ˙ æ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ #œ œ #œ œ œ œœ œ n nœ œ # #3 & F P œ œ > œ œ > œ œ œ > œ > œ > 3 w b Ó ˙˙ > ww > Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ # # # > œ œ œ > ? f f ◊ œ > œ œ Œ ‰ œ œ 3 ww w w w ƒ P Ó ‰ . œ æ œ æ ww w w w π
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& & ? Timb. Pno. 10 w æ 10 ∑ . . œ œ œj œ . . œ œ œ œ œ œ π ◊ œ ‰ Œ Ó œ œ œ b w w B ad lib melodic fragments r.h. dynamics and pedaling are left up to the performer ’ ’ ’ ’ œ œ b bad lib swing π P loco ’ ’ œ U œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ b bœ œ œ œ n n ˘ ‰ U F f ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ p cresc. & & ? Timb. Pno. 15 ’ ’ ’ ’ 15 œ œ œ b œ ’ ’ ’ ’ ‰ œ œ # # > œ œ œ œ n n > . . œ œ # # > œ œ > F ’ ’ ’ œ U œ œ œ b œ œ b œ œ œ # ˘ ‰ U œ œ œ b . ‰ P distantly, as a memory f ƒ P ’ ’ ’ ’ ? œ œ b . ‰ œ œ œ . ‰ œ œ . ‰ œ œ œ œ œ # œ > U 5 œ n . œ b . œ n . œ b . œ n . œ œ b n ˘ ‰ U 5 & œ # . œ n . œ # . œ n . œ # . œ œ n # fl ‰ U 5 cutting in cutting in f ƒ f ƒ ◊ 2 A Patio Conversation Through Glass
A Patio Conversation Through Glass
ad lib interjections as if in conversation
continue as long as desired, always getting louder and more passionate
& & ? Timb. Pno. 20 20 œ # œ œ œ b C start slowly and speed up n œ # œ œ œ b start slowly and speed up n 20 - 30" slow down n œ œ b œ œ slow down n start slowly and speed up n & & ? . . . . . . . . . . . . Timb. Pno. 24 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ 24 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ad lib interjections as if in conversation D ad lib interjections as if in conversation slow down œ # œ # œ œ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
n 30 - 40" n ’ ’ ’ œ # œ œ œ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ slow down n start slowly and speed up
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start slowly and speed up
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ad lib interjections as
lib interjections
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if in conversation ad
as if in conversation
& & ? Timb. Pno. 28 Œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ ‰ œ æ 5 28 œ œ b . œ b ‰ œ œ b œ b ˙ ˙ > ‰ . . œ œ > P Í f ◊ œ æ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ # œ # œ > œ n > œ > œ n > œ > 5 œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œœ œ b n > œœ œ > œj œ œ œ > œj œ > œ œ ‰ ‰ œ œ > œ œ > f Ï Ï ∑ U ww w w b b b U w w w b g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g U p subito dolce loco ∑ ∑ œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # Full of sadness, q = ca. 40 E sempre legato e con rubato n & & ? Timb. Pno. 32 ∑ 32 ∑ œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # π Ó w æ ˙ æ 3 ∑ œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # n . w æ Ó Œ ˙ b œ . œ J œ œ3 3 œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # always barely audible ad lib cresc. and decresc. (both hands) π p . w æ œ œ . œ b˙ . ˙ œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # 4 A Patio Conversation Through Glass
A Patio Conversation Through Glass
hum or sing along with r.h. melody until
& & ? Timb. Pno. 36 . w æ 36 Œ Œ ‰ œ # œ œ . œ # J œ œ3 œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # . w æ œ # œ œ b œ n œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ 3 œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # softly
. w æ . œ œ b˙ . ˙ œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # & & ? Timb. Pno. 39 . w æ 39 $ œ # œ . œ b œ œ œ . œ œ œ . œ œ . œ œ 3 3 œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ # . w æ œ œ . œ bœ œj œ. œ œ œ œj 3 3 œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œ b softly hum or
ostinato until end rit. al fine . w . w . w 5
end
sing along with piano l.h.
