Chamber Music Bass Clarinet, Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Perc...(+)
Chamber Music Bass
Clarinet, Cello,
Clarinet, Flute,
Glockenspiel, Marimba,
Percussion, Piano,
Piccolo, Splash Cymbal,
Temple Blocks, Triangle,
Vibraphone, Violin, Wood
Block
SKU:
PR.114419080
Composed
by Melinda Wagner. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
48+8+8+12+8+12+16 pages.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41908. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419080).
ISBN
9781491114216. UPC:
680160671595. 9 x 12
inches.
Composing
for Boston Music Viva on
a Fromm Foundation grant,
Melinda Wagner
drewinspiration from an
astounding video of an
industrious little
pufferfish and his sand
artistry.Working 24 hours
a day, he carves out a
beautiful medallion of
swirls and ridges, in the
hopeof attracting a
sweetheart. Wagner has
written, “I was so
moved by the careful
preparation,determination
, patience, and artistry
of this little fish, who
has no guarantees of
finding true love.The
phenomenon reminded me
very much of the act of
composing – of
creating something outof
nothing, with few
guarantees.â€.
Se
veral years ago, a friend
shared the most marvelous
video with me. In it, an
industrious little puffer
fish begins to prepare an
elaborate work of
artistry – his
“etchingsâ€
– in hopes of
attracting a sweetheart.
Using only his fins, he
prepares the
“canvas†(the
sandy ocean floor), and
for the next week,
working 24 hours a day,
he carves a beautiful
medallion of swirls and
ridges. Shell pieces and
pebbles are collected to
adorn the masterpiece.
And he waits.I was so
moved by the careful
preparation,
determination, patience,
and artistry of this
little fish who has no
guarantees of finding
true love. The phenomenon
reminded me very much of
the act of composing
– of creating
something out of nothing
with few guarantees.
Rather than attempting to
capture any action
programmatically, I tried
instead to express, in
the abstract, the sense
of anticipation, lovelorn
hopefulness – and
the optimism of a tiny,
unsung hero. [The puffer
fish is a member of the
Chordata phylum.]-Melinda
WagnerAugust 2018.
Melinda
