SYMPHONY NO.2
To and From Dakini
for Full Orchestra
Duration: 15 min
1st Edition • 2013 FULL SCORE
Orchestra
Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
English Horn in F, Oboe
2 Clarinets in B-flat
Bass Clarinet in B-flat, Clarinet in B-flat
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F
3 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones
Bass-Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
3 Percussions:
I: Vibraphone, 5 Woodblocks, Bass Drum, and Tambourine; II: Xylophone, Slapstick, 2 Bongos, 2 Tomtoms, Kick Drum, and 1 Med Suspended Cymbal; III: Glockenspiel, Marimba, High Triangle, Snare Drum, and Crash Cymbals
Harp
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass (Min 10,8,6,6,4 )
Duration: ca. 15 min
Score in C
Except that the Piccolo and the Xylophone sounds one octave higher, the Glockenspiel sounds two octaves higher, the Contrabassoon and Double Bass sounds one octave lower
Program Note
Imaging that girl: elusive, playful, courageous, dancing fiercely, never lacking in introspection and strength It is through her feminine force we encounter the infamous Brahms Lullaby once more
Why the Lullaby? This idea for Symphony No 2 is twofold First, it organically continues my Symphony No 1 No 2 begins with the same music that concluded No 1 Furthermore, the large onemovement form is spun out from one of the simplest musical elements: the rising or falling of two notes of various intervals The two-note melodic contour at the beginning of the Brahms Lullaby most naturally fit my compositional design As you know, the Lullaby doesn’t stop there, and that’s where No. 2 enters into uncharted terrain.
Second, feminine forces compelled me. One such force was Elaine Lebonbom and the generous grant she established as one female artist commissioning other female artists Another force was my mother who sang lullabies so my infant self would stop driving the neighbors crazy There was a third female force, too, providing a dreamy influence just beyond my consciousness
I blinked my eye and the first draft of the symphony was finished When I read it over, the broad range of character transformation bewildered me At times, the feminine force sings with utmost tenderness But other times, she can’t stop dancing, as if gravity ceased to exist and all terrestrial boundaries disappeared This dreamy female becomes a nurturer of calming introspection But in an instant, she reveals herself to be a tempestuous dancing goddess!
I immediately googled “dancing goddess” and again blinked my eye: there she was – living amongst powerful ancient Gods on the wall of Rongbuk Monastery, the highest monastery in the world (16,340 ft above sea level) at the base of North Mount Everest The Tibetan Buddhists call her "Dakini" and know her to be elusive, playful, the female embodiment of enlightenment and an accomplished teacher of realities that cannot be grasped intellectually. (much like the musical reality, isn’t it?) At the core of their teaching, a Dakini defies narrow intellectual concepts with a sharp, brilliant wisdom that is uncompromising, honest and tinged with wrath
So I invite you to meet her, the nurturer, the girl, the dancer and the teacher (Careful not to blink your eye and miss her swift changes!) I hope that her spirit delights and transforms you the way composing Symphony No 2 has taught me If so, I’m happy to say that I’ve done my job
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I, II
Oboe I, II
English Horn
Clarinet I, II in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon I, II
Contrabassoon
Flute
Trumpet
Trombone
B.
Cbsn.
Hn.
Cl.
Bsn.
Cbsn.
Hn.
Hn.
C
C
Tbn.
B.
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• Dance for Two 15’ Percussion Solo
• Game for Two 13’ Two Pianos
• Faded Colors 10’ Piano Trio
• Waiting for the Beginning 15’ Fl, Cl, Vln, Vc, Pno&Toy Pno
• 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
• From the Other Sky 17’ 111, 1111, 3perc, pno, hpsc & cel, singers, str
• 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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