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- Program Notes
- "Flowers from Nashville" should be performed freely throughout -- to the performer, do with the piece what you wish! The three movements aim to conjure imagery of different flowering plants I've seen bloom in Nashville through my time as a student at Vanderbilt University. The movements also have some musical jokes embedded in them: they are meant to be silly at times! I. Magnolia Petals plays off the tendency of southern magnolias to unceremoniously let their petals plop to the ground, rather than flutter through the wind. Gorgeous flowers that face an unfortunate, and fast drop to the earth. II. Lilyturfs are the flowering bundles that appear from patches of monkey grass, and as a result, tend to be trampled underfoot. The bunched-up buds of the lilyturf inspire my use of multiphonics. Notes with only a single parenthentical tone an octave above should be sung/hummed multiphonics, while the cluster multiphonics should be fingered. III. Dogwood is two dogs, one small and yappy, one old and gruff, tussling it out under a dogwood tree. The movement quotes Prokofiev's wolf theme from Peter and the Wolf to emphasize the canine character. The four-bar improvisation section should be repeated as many times as the performer wishes, styled like a fast swing dance.
- Recording Notes
- Sam D'Amico (mvt. 1, 3); Lizzie Sylves (mvt. 2)
- Performer Credits
- Sam D'Amico (mvt. 1, 3); Lizzie Sylves (mvt. 2)
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