May 20 - Anderson & Roe Duo Recital in Milwaukee, WI
Elizabeth and I premiered my new piece, Carnival of the Animals: A New Depiction of the Zoological Fantasy, last Sunday at The Rep in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I'm going to review the composition in this blog. Head to the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo blog, "Where Soloists Fear to Tread," to learn more about the event.
We have a couple days before we perform the composition again, and I'll be using that time to revise the work. Here are the movements and my thoughts:
Introduction: Fine.
The Royal March of the Lion: I'm going to start over on this one. It just didn't work right.
Chickens: Replace the Nokia reference with another one; shorten the third section.
Turtle Staying Alive: I still question whether it works right, but I like the concept, so I'll keep it for now.
Jackrabbits: I'm going to elaborate on the second version.
Kangaroos in Love: Fine - short, sweet, and simple.
The Drunken Elephant: One of my favorites, although I plan to alter a couple confusing harmonies.
Homo pianisticus: Remove the fourth modulation and replace it with something very different. :-)
Jackasses: No changes necessary.
ADD: The Cat's Fugue...
ADD: The Cookoo in Sussex...
The Crow: Fine as is.
The Aquarium: I understand that the text may be elusive, but I like it as it is. No changes.
Fossil Jamboree: Great, although I plan to rewrite the intro.
The Swan: My favorite movement.
Finale: Hmmmm. It works fine, but it isn't necessarily representative of the suite as a whole. I'll have to think about this one some more.
If you happened to be in attendance, let me know your thoughts! What movements did you like?
We have a couple days before we perform the composition again, and I'll be using that time to revise the work. Here are the movements and my thoughts:
Introduction: Fine.
The Royal March of the Lion: I'm going to start over on this one. It just didn't work right.
Chickens: Replace the Nokia reference with another one; shorten the third section.
Turtle Staying Alive: I still question whether it works right, but I like the concept, so I'll keep it for now.
Jackrabbits: I'm going to elaborate on the second version.
Kangaroos in Love: Fine - short, sweet, and simple.
The Drunken Elephant: One of my favorites, although I plan to alter a couple confusing harmonies.
Homo pianisticus: Remove the fourth modulation and replace it with something very different. :-)
Jackasses: No changes necessary.
ADD: The Cat's Fugue...
ADD: The Cookoo in Sussex...
The Crow: Fine as is.
The Aquarium: I understand that the text may be elusive, but I like it as it is. No changes.
Fossil Jamboree: Great, although I plan to rewrite the intro.
The Swan: My favorite movement.
Finale: Hmmmm. It works fine, but it isn't necessarily representative of the suite as a whole. I'll have to think about this one some more.
If you happened to be in attendance, let me know your thoughts! What movements did you like?
Labels: composing, first performance
