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STEVEN BURKE Dream Forms COMPLETE EDITION
episode 1: C L A I R V O Y A N T episode 2: L U C I D (A B r o n x S t o r y) episode 3: E P I C (A f t e r m a t h) for piano, violin and cello
program note Dream Forms is comprised of three episodes and was initially inspired by different types of dreams, including: precognitive (clairvoyant), lucid and epic. I have experienced all of these dream types. The initial inspiration for Dream Forms fused with my sorrow and became an expression of grief. EPISODE I: CLAIRVOYANT Clairvoyant is inspired by a precognitive dream, or a dream that is predictive of the future. I had vivid and intense dreams about the future soon after the death of my father. The amazing thing is that the dreams were musical. I dreamt about a musical phrase that was predictive of all future possibilities in a piece. The opening phrase of Clairvoyant is the source of all the thematic unfolding and development in the work. It is a ‘sonic vision’ of future musical landscapes. The theme itself is made up of characters, like a play, and each character has a distinctive personality that contributes to the development of the episode. Clairvoyant is dedicated to my beloved and cherished friend Marc Peloquin. EPISODE II: LUCID (A BRONX STORY) Lucid is inspired by lucid dreaming. This is a type of dream where you realize you are dreaming and then willfully control it. Lucid is a memorial and tribute to my former student Kalief Browder. Kalief was wrongfully imprisoned at Riker’s Island when he was 16. He was held for three years, two of which were in solitary confinement, before being released. He endured far too much in his tragically short life. This episode is the most programmatic of the trio. The music begins in the ideal and sacred realm of innocence and represents the divine state. This theme also represents Kalief before the troubles of the world claimed him. Kalief is the one having the lucid dream. He will try to direct his dream (this episode of the trio) back to this divine theme, but the music is interrupted by tragic elements that undermine the innocence of the beginning. The sacred state is continuously transformed until it is ultimately consumed.
EPISODE III: EPIC (AFTERMATH) Epic is inspired by epic dreaming -- a profound or memorable dream that sometimes continues over many dreams and many nights. It is compelling and very vivid. Epic dreams are also known as great, cosmic or numinous dreams. They feel lucid and are inspirational. The music begins with a reference to Lucid. It is a continuation of that episode and is firmly planted in the tragic realm. The primary theme of Epic immediately follows and is derived from the Lucid episode. It is heard throughout Epic and undergoes many transformations. The transformations are influenced by additional references to Clairvoyant and Lucid, particularly the theme of the sacred and divine (found in all three episodes). Epic is my way of coping with loss. It is an expression of grief for all the friends and loved ones I have recently lost. They are: Lewis Burke, Thomas Colonna, Steven Stucky, Judith Kellock and Kalief Browder. The angry and tragic beginning of this episode represents real and visceral pain. The music here is a continuation of Lucid and is a treatment of the anger I felt for what Kalief had to endure. The emotional energy is channeled and transformed as the episode progresses. The various references to Clairvoyant and Lucid represent the realm of thought – memories. The memories are sacred and cherished. Epic was commissioned by Dr. Elizabeth Colonna and is dedicated to the loving memory of Dr. Thomas Colonna. The work was composed for the Di.vi.sion Piano Trio. The total duration of Dream Forms is approximately 35 minutes.
DREAM FORMS Episode I: Clairvoyant……………………………………………page 1 Episode II: Lucid (A Bronx Story)………………………………..page 42 Episode III: Epic (Aftermath)…………………………………….page 70
to Marc Peloquin
Dream Forms episode I: clairvoyant STEVEN BURKE (2011/2016)
Quiet and restless, fading into shadow - searching (q = c.72)
Violin
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Quiet and restless, fading into shadow - searching (q = c.72)
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copyright © 2016 by Steven Burke
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cheerless, with longing - becoming more hopeful
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Slower with devotion (q = c. 66)
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accel.
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In memory of Kalief Browder
Dream Forms episode II: LUCID STEVEN BURKE (2016)
(A Bronx Story)
Sacred and fragile, intensely quiet, with innocence and vulnerability (q = c 50)
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rocking gently and quietly -- a fractured lullaby
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rocking gently and quietly -- a fractured lullaby
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tenderly, espr.
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jarring, gasping
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Commissioned by Dr. Elizabeth Colonna In loving memory of Dr. Thomas Colonna
Dream Forms episode III: EPIC (Aftermath)
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Raw and furious (q = c. 120)
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In anguish -- a memory (the realm of thought)
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fff sub.
fff sempre
Fiery, passionate
fff sub.
fff sempre
87 142
norm.
fff sempre
3 3
145
3 7
3
3 3
7
88
148
7
3
7
3
menacing
151
5
5
5
3
3
3
5
3
3
menacing
89
154
157
90
160
163
to the fore
p
p
p
91 166
to the fore
ff sub.
p
169
p
ff
ff
p sub.
ff
p
ff sub.
p
IV III
ff
p sub.
ff
p
ff
ff
p
p sub.
ff
ff
(p)
p
ff
ff sub. p sub.
p
IV
p
ff sub.
p
92 173
II I
energetic
p
ff
ff
ff
176
energetic
93 179
p
p sub.
ff
ff
p
p
p
ff
ff
p
ff
p
p
p sub.
182
ff
ff
p
p
p
ff
ff
ff
ff
mp
p sub.
ff
p sub.
94 185
ff
ff
p
simmering, relentless, frenetic
p
p
188
ff
simmering, relentless, frenetic
95 191
sul pont.
poco
norm.
norm. sul pont.
sul pont.
195
poco
sul pont.
raw and insistent norm.
ff sub
p
ff sub
96
198
norm. ff sub
sul pont.
p
201
raw and insistent
ff sub
norm.
ff sub
ff sub
ff
p
ff sub
97 204
p
ff sub
p
p
ff sub
p
p
p
(p)
ff sub
207
p
p
ff
p
ff
p
p
ff p sub.
(p)
98
sul pont.
210
poco
sul pont.
norm.
ff
(p)
ff sub
with longing -- a memory (the realm of thought) norm., senza vib.
213
p
p
senza vib.
p
with longing -- a memory (the realm of thought)
p
99 216
219
100
222
225 norm.
norm.
101
228
ff
ff
volatile
p sub.
ff
p sub. ff
volatile ff
p sub.
ff
231
p sub.
p sub.
p sub.
102 234
ff
ff
ff
237
103 240
p sub
p sub
243
p sub
f p sub.
f
p sub.
f
p sub.
104 246
f p sub.
f
249
f
p sub.
p sub.
ff
ff
ff
105 252
255
106 258
subdued, quiet with expression
p sempre
espr.
3
p sempre
subdued, quiet with expression
p sempre
262
3
3
107 265
espr.
3
268
3
3
108 271
3
3
274
poco
3
poco
109 278
281
3
3
3
3
110
284
287
3
poco
poco
111 290
solemn, with increasing distress
(p)
(p)
solemn, with increasing distress
(p)
294
f sub.
f sub.
f sub.
112
298
301
fff sub.
fff sub.
fff sub.
304
307
113
114 310
Allarg.
313
A tempo (q = c. 120)
pp sub.
pp sub.
Allarg.
A tempo (q = c. 120)
pp sub.
pp
115
315
f
f
318
ff
f
p
ff
ff
p
p
116
321
An insistent memory -- Sacred, divine with love and devotion
pp
pp
poco
An insistent memory -- Sacred, divine with love and devotion
pp
325
pp espr.
pp sub.
poco
330
117
pp
335
pp sub.
118
340
Tempestuous
Tempestuous
345
f
f
pp sub.
f
ppsub
f
119 349
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
353
f
pp sub.
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
120 356
f
f
f
359
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
f
pp sub.
pp sub.
121 362
contemplative
366
contemplative
122
371
375
poco
pp
pp poco
123
with excitement
379
pp
fff
pp
382
fff
with excitement
(fff)
fff sub.
124
fervently 385
388
fervently
391
394
125
126 397
400
403
406
127
128 409
ennobled
ennobled
412
415
129
p
p
p
p
418
f
f
f
130 421
p sub.
p sub.
p sub.
424 f p sub.
f
p sub.
f
p sub.
131
427
p
p
p
430
fff
fff
fff
132 433
436
133 439
pp
pp
pp
II
443
ppp
IV
ppp
ppp
134 448
I
fff sub.
fff sub.
fff sub.
Published on Jun 17, 2017
Dream Forms is comprised of three episodes and was initially inspired by different types of dreams, including: precognitive (clairvoyant), l...
Published on Jun 17, 2017
Dream Forms is comprised of three episodes and was initially inspired by different types of dreams, including: precognitive (clairvoyant), l...