Chamber Music
Electronics, alto Flute
SKU: PR.114422360
Composed by Eve
Beglarian. Sws. Score. 8
pages. Duration 6:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42236. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114422360).
ISBN
9781491133828. UPC:
680160683321. 9 x 12
inches.
Based on an
Armenian troubadour song,
I WILL NOT BE SAD IN THIS
WORLD is a uniquely
beautiful work for alto
flute (or bass flute)
accompanied by a
pre-recorded audio track
made purely from the
composer’s own
singing. The result is a
fluid interplay between
the live flute and the
composer’s
multi-tracked and
processed vocal
sonorities. The work was
created for Marya
Martin’s
“Eight
Visions†collection
(published by Presser),
and is now available as a
single publication.
I
will not be sad in this
world is based on the
song “Ashkharumes
Akh Chim Kashil†by
the legendary
18th-century Armenian
troubadour Sayat Nova.
The song is often played
on the duduk, and your
flute playing should
respond to the
ornamentation,
intonation, and vibrato
of traditional duduk
playing.In playing this
piece, you will want to
be flexible with time:
the 32nd notes are mostly
notated grace notes
coloring the following
note, and can be
compressed towards that
next note for effect.
Similarly, the meter
should be downplayed: use
the pre-recorded part to
give you guideposts, and
then shape your phrases
quite freely around those
guideposts.I strongly
suggest that you listen
to my demo recording of
the piece, as it will
give an indication of
what I am looking for. I
have not transcribed
every note that I sang on
the demo, and similarly,
once you feel comfortable
with the playing style,
you can ornament the
melody with some
flexibility yourself. The
notated turns are meant
to indicate places where
it is most natural to do
some ornamentation.The
piece can be played on
either alto flute or bass
flute. I am hoping for a
certain vulnerability in
your playing, so choose
the flute that will help
you most with that. If
you are playing in a dry
hall, you might consider
slight amplification, not
for volume, but to allow
you to add reverb to your
sound. It will then be
easier to blend well with
the tape part.Optionally,
one (or even two)
additional flutists may
double the lines called
“voice†that
are part of the tape
part. The additional
player(s) should play
more softly than the
soloist, and get even
softer as the piece
progresses and the
electronics take over.* *
*Thanks to Marya Martin
who commissioned the
piece. Many thanks to my
friend and colleague
Margaret Lancaster, who
tried out the piece for
me and advised me about
notation. Thanks also to
the Civitella Ranieri
Foundation who were my
generous hosts while I
was writing I will not be
sad in this world.The
audio accompaniment and
the demo are available
for free download from
the “Additional
Downloads†tab at
www.presser.com/114-42236
.
