KID GLOVES
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song for alto saxophone and piano (2022) — by Griffin Candey
written with gratitude for Timothy McAllister and Liz Ames
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Kid Gloves
for alto sax and piano
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Griffin Candey 2022
Program Note
Kid Gloves (2022) was written as a meditation on the difference between self-confidence and self-compassion. While self-confidence often manifests externally, self-compassion is a largely internal process. It is the ability to self-assess, to recognize our flaws and shortcomings—and to love ourselves and forgive ourselves regardless. Antithetically, the constant forward momentum of confidence (especially a Westernized, hypermasculine concept of “confidence,” tinged with bravado) often precludes the space we need for honest self-compassion, pressing on and on with no room for reflection. Kid Gloves is meant to push against that momentum, encouraging us to be still for long enough to see ourselves plainly.
Instrumentation
alto sax and piano
Duration: 6'
First printing, August 2024
Copyright ©2022 Griffin Candey. All Rights Reserved. Program Note Copyright ©2022 Griffin Candey. All Rights Reserved Published by Just a Theory Press | www.justatheorypress.com
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K I D G L O V E
clear, delicate, unhurried — lots of rubato pedal liberally throughout
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