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Ill' 11·;1s nilt111·l' d11l'ing Ill'; co111pos1t1rn1 had heard 011 the radio while fast movement. ,gn»1tll' (ii 011 111sp11'l'd In· till' So11tli "'/'/Jc 1\111l'r1c.111 till' r:o1Ht'rlo, .11HI used a melody that he tour for the Sl'Cond theme, heard in the The finished Clarinet Concerto contains two contrasting movements linked together by an extensive cadenza that introduces themes developed in the second movement. After much persuasion, an unconfident Benny Goodman finally premiered the Clarinet Concerto on NBC Radio in 1950. However the public premiere took place three weeks later featuring Ralph McLane as the soloist. Despite a lukewarm reception from the public and critics, Copland's Clarinet Concerto has become one of his most performed works internationally. It has even been the inspiration for ballets over the years including The Pied Piper in 1951anda1990 ballet entitled, Strays. ************* The "tarantella" is known as the dance that cures the bite tarantula. If one dances hard enough, the victim will work out the poison. Originating in southern Italy, the tarantella is meant to be a furious jig including devilish stomping and wild whirling. Camille Saint-Saens wrote this dark 6/8 tarantella in 1857 when he was only 22 years old and arranged it for full orchestra and soloists, although the piano reduction is more widely performed. He also transcribed this same work for two piano soloists. A simple 4-bar figure opens the work and can be heard throughout as the soloists play a deranged melody over the motive. The slow middle section makes you think you are safe from the spider, however the motive comes back in the recapitulation and the piece closes with an apparent tarantula attack. Charme Gerard Grisey (1946-1998) ~ • Fantasiestiike, Op. 73 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck II. Lebhaft, leicht III. Rasch und mit Feuer Masaru Sakuma, piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856) **There will be a 10-minute intermission** Concerto for Clarinet Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Gail Novak, piano Gerard Grisey studied under notable composers including Oliver Messien, Henri Deutilleux, Gyorgy Ligeti, lannis Xenakis, and Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1965 to1974 at the Paris Conservatory and in Darmstadt, Germany. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1972 for his first pieces of spectral music. "Spectral music" is a term that Grisey is credited with coining, although he disowned this label later in his life. The spectral technique was developed in the 1970's by Grisey and his colleague at the Institute of Research and Coordination of Acoustics and Music (IRCAM), Tristan Murai!. The spectral approach derives from making compositional decisions based on sonographic representations and mathematical analyses of sound spectra. The composer then focuses on manipulating the data identified in these analyses, transforming them, and interconnecting them. The final result is a timbral representation of sound being treated as computer-based noises and audio signals. Going along with his accredited spectral technique, Grisey was fascinated by musical processes that unfolded extremely slowly, making musical time a key element in his works. He also loved to experiment with the combination of tone color and noise spectrums. ************* Robert Schumann wrote Fantasy Pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 73 Tarantelle, Op. 6 Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Chaz Salazar, flute; Masaru Sakuma, piano *************** Out of respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please turn all beepers, cell phones and watches to their silent mode. Thank you. relatively late in his life over two days in 1849. Although originally written for clarinet and piano, Schumann directed that the clarinet part could also be performed on viola or cello. He initially called the short works "Night Pieces" before deciding on the final title "Fantasy Pieces," which he used for a number of other compositions (Op. 12, Op. 111, Op. 124). The three miniature pieces allow and require expressive phrasing to achieve "fantasylike" cl1Jll'd Aaron Copland ti]('/:/)()//\' (1111c1T/11, ]l)!:i) .1pprn.1clll'd .il)()11t .1 , (11111111ss1011 .11·1J1111d till· s.111H· t1111<'. r:opl.111d d1·c1d(·d to llT!l<' llll' llt-11111· Clllld!ll.111 ,JJlli liq.~.111 l(JJllp(lSIJlg li1s U11rnwl l.'1111c1·1/11 i11 l'Jl7 111lill' Ill\•\ goodll'ill trn1l' 111 So11tli 1\11\l'rn.1. Ill- \\',JS \\'(ll'kiil,g Oil otlll'r lll"OJ('lh .111d ~l'l'llll'd tll pnll LlSlllJ.lll' Oil tlil' lO!llpll'lillll ol till' l.'/11u11!'1 l.'111/(('/ /11. 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It has even been the inspiration for ballets over the years including The Pied Piper in 1951anda1990 ballet entitled, Strays. ************* The "tarantella" is known as the dance that cures the bite tarantula. If one dances hard enough, the victim will work out the poison. Originating in southern Italy, the tarantella is meant to be a furious jig including devilish stomping and wild whirling. Camille Saint-Saens wrote this dark 6/8 tarantella in 1857 when he was only 22 years old and arranged it for full orchestra and soloists, although the piano reduction is more widely performed. He also transcribed this same work for two piano soloists. A simple 4-bar figure opens the work and can be heard throughout as the soloists play a deranged melody over the motive. The slow middle section makes you think you are safe from the spider, however the motive comes back in the recapitulation and the piece closes with an apparent tarantula attack.