Informationen zu "Keri Degg Songs for Claire: Troubled Times - Piano Accompaniment for Alto (MP3) alto / baritone saxophone & piano"
Verlag: Spartan Press Music Publishers
Verlagsnummer: SP827-06MD
EAN: 9990092216476
Beschreibung
Songs for Claire is intended to portray a life journey, with all the joys and
trials that may be encountered. From a personal point of view, it was written
in memory of my childhood best friend, Claire, who sadly died of cancer aged
10. I think most people will be able to relate to the moods of the three
movements, and draw from their own life experiences in order to create the
expression desired. Troubled Times now takes us onto a road that we would
prefer not to be on, everything should be quite agitated and restless. I had
a strong feeling in this movement that it should show a battle of wills
within, trying to stay positive (the sweeter timbral trills) and trying to
fight the ever nagging negative thoughts. Performers should feel able to
release fully where the score is marked 'desperately' because these are the
cries of one who is struggling to keep fighting. At letter E, the pianist
should play almost with anger, with strong stress to accented notes. At
letter H the timbral trills stop abruptly, and this indicates that the
struggle is over, if you imagine a heart monitoring machine that suddenly
gives out is length monotone indicating the end of life. The rest of the
movement relaxes into the peace of the final movement.
