MUSIC FOR THE JOY OF SEXTET
For Flute, Clarinet in B-flat, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, and Percussion
1st Edition
SCORE
Instrumentation
Flute Clarinet in B-flat
Violin
Viola
Violoncello Percussion (Glockenspiel, Vibraphone)
Program Notes
Performed with or without conductor, JOY OF SEXTET features an elegantly crystal and transparent sound world through orchestrating an intimate ensemble of Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello and Percussion The first of the “Joy” series, this dance-like movement has put a big smile on the faces of many audiences.
Let me share a short story of how this came to be
2006. I was composing a piece for the Aspen Music Festival when I made a trip to China for the premiere of my song cycle “I Died for Beauty” at the Beijing Modern Music Festival When I arrived, I noticed that the festival would also feature a group of minority musicians from Inner Mongolia These players and their music were about to reshape my artistic inspiration forever
Inner Mongolians live in an arid grassland on the Chinese border. Life there is brutally hard. So it astonished me to hear how joyful and filled with delight their music is There is no sadness, no expression of suffering It’s just people getting together offering each other the pleasure of music
It isn’t because they are in denial or that they don’t know how to compose a sad song. They make a conscious choice to offer their best, those rare but joyful moments whenever music is present. It’s an expression of strength, and it’s moving
It was as if I was witnessing the birth of music-making, and experiencing the core of music communication in its purist form Compared to this profound performance, the new piece I had planned for Aspen didn’t stand a chance I tossed it and began a new piece with that joyful spirit my Inner Mongolian friends planted in my mind. Every time I proceed to write, a big smile appeared on my face
Premiere
July 13th, 2006
Aspen Music Festival
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Harris Hall
Conductor: Sydney Hodkinson
Duration: ca. 5 min
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MUSIC FOR THE JOY OF SEXTET
Flute
Clarinet in Bb
• 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
• Faded Colors 5’ Piano Trio
• 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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