FIVE FACES OF JOY
for String Orchestra and Celesta
2nd Edition • 2009
STUDY SCORE
Program Notes
The most recent member of the “Joy” series, FIVE FACES OF JOY offers five comic ways of smiling: a playful one, a jolly one, smile from a lover, smile from a dancing Godzilla, and a sweet smile before visions of Ondine swims away
This one-movement piece calls for a string orchestra and a very handsome Celesta player Although it can be performed with or without a conductor, in the premiere performance, Kouk-man Lio was the Maestro-in-command as well as (trust me) a very handsome Celesta player
Several compositions during this creative period ended up with five movements, five elements, five variations, or five instruments Friends nagged me to reveal my secret fascination of “five” I really didn’t want to disappoint my friends So I made this one up: “Euhh, according to Chinese ancient thoughts, there are five elements in the making of the world. They are metal, wood, water, fire and earth. I was very synchronized with my culture heritage ”
Wait, but I began this piece thinking about smiles, and it still puts a big smile on my face every time I hear it. The truth is, five faces just slipped out, putting themselves in this order Not one more, not one less All I did was being a good secretary: I listened and I wrote them down
Premiere
March 30th 2009
Field Concert Hall
Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Kuok-man Lio, Conductor & Celesta
Duration: ca. 7 min
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Date of printing: March 2010
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FIVE FACES OF JOY
for String Orchestra and Celesta
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• Serenade in Isolation 12’ Violin Solo
• Dance for Two 15’ Percussion Solo
• Game for Two 13’ Two Pianos
• The Animal Carnival 15’ Soprano and String Quartet
• In Wind They Cleave 15’ Soprano, Baritone, Piano, Percussion, Violin, Cello
• Music for the Joy of Sextet 5’ Fl, Cl, Vln, Vla, Vc, Perc
• Concerto for Harpsichord and String Instruments 12’ Harpsichord, 2 Vla, Vc
• The Stranger 2 12’ Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Pno
• Five Phases of Spring 15' Fl, Cl, Tpt, Perc, & String Quartet
• I Died for Beauty 11’ Baritone, Vibraphone and Piano
• Three Miniature Etudes for the Joy of Organ Playing 5’ Organ Solo
• Symphony No.1 15’ 3333, 4331, timp, 3perc, pno&cel, hp, str
• Swamp’s Shore 7’ Sopr, 2222,4231, timp, 3perc, pno, hp, sopr, str
• Five Faces of Joy 7’ String Orchestra & Celesta
• Death of Socrates 8’ 3333, 4331, timp, 3perc, pno&cel, hp, str
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