Romanza (2016)

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about$the$work$

A$ deepUseated$ longing$ or$ passion$ can$ manifest$ itself$ in$ many$ ways$ and$ through$ many$ circumstances.$Romanza$is$a$study$in$desire$–$eros,$pathos,$and$philia$–$all$intensified$when$ the$distance$between$oneself$and$the$object$of$ones$attention$seems$to$grow$further$as$time$ inevitably$passes.$A$longing$for$‘other’$constructs$the$work$and$informs$its$path,$through$ moments$of$curiosity,$lament,$and$(momentary)$ecstasy.$

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$ about$the$composer$

Matthew$Kennedy’s$music$contains$“disarming$clarity$and$simplicity,”$often$seeking$out$ dark$places$with$“an$uninhibited$wonder$and$spirit$of$exploration.”$His$work$has$received$ critical$ acclaim$ including$ honors$ and$ commissions$ from$ ASCAP,$ BMI,$ Society$ of$ Composers$Inc.,$Hartford$Opera$Theater,$Driftwood$Quintet,$FootUinUtheUDoor$Ensemble,$ Dynamic$Music$Festival$at$NYU,$as$well$as$residencies$at$Crosshatch$Center$for$Art$and$ Ecology$ (MI),$ Marble$ House$ Project$ (VT),$ and$ the$ Mayapple$ Center$ for$ the$ Arts$ and$ Humanities$(CT).$Recent$activities$include$performances$and$lecture$presentations$at$Fresh$ Inc.$ Festival,$ University$ of$ South$ Florida$ New$ Music$ Festival,$ New$ Music$ Gathering,$ Northwestern$ University$ New$ Music$ Conference,$ and$ the$ North$ American$ Saxophone$ Alliance$International$Conference.$Matthew$holds$a$doctoral$degree$from$The$Hartt$School$ where$he$is$currently$on$faculty$in$the$Creative$Studies$Department,$teaching$preUcollege$ composition,$ musicianship,$ and$ theory.$ He$ and$ his$ wife,$ studio$ artist$ Erin$ Kennedy,$ currently$reside$in$Newington,$CT$with$their$two$daughters,$Ivy$and$Amelia.$ $ You$can$find$out$more$about$the$music$of$Matthew$Kennedy$at$$ www.kennedycomposer.com$


Commissioned,by,and,Dedicated,to,the,incomparable,, Emma,Schmiedecke,

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This,work,has,been,supported,in,part,by,, The,Marble,House,Project,,a,notAfor,profit,organization, , Nurturing,the,Imaginative,Spirit,A,Art,Made,,Farm,Grown,,Community,Engaged,,



Commissioned by and Dedicated to the incomparable Emma Schmiedecke, cellist

Romanza for solo cello Ma hew Kennedy (ASCAP)

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4

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molto espress. - a deep longing

p sub.

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j œ

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bw

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calm, trembling

dim.

poco

a

poco

at frog

Andante (q = ca. 92)

≤ ≤

0 0 0 0

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b˙ Œ nœ œ œ

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b œ ™ b œJ

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molto accel. ord.

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3

3

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molto cresc. poco a poco (al m. 17)

Rapturous q = 132

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molto pesante, espress.

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21

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3

più

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radiant, warm

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. . . building . . . subdued, holding back

poco rit. lunga

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# œ n ˙˙ B #œ ™ J

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Tempo primo sul pont. punta d'arco

sul tasto sul G

36

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poco

dolce, as from a great distance

barely above a whisper

alla chitarra

pizz.

Ϫ

42

4

4 4

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bœ œ œ œ bœ œ

nœ™ 4 nœ ™ 4

bœ J

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3

46

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3 nœ 4

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3 50

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œ

œ

œ

#œ œ

#œ œ J

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3

3

Subito meno mosso (q = ca. 72) sul A

œo 53

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sul C

arco (ord.) " U 3 o ≤ 0 b˙ 0 4 ‰ ‰ œ œ 4 nœ

≤ œ. œ œ

0 0

Ó

0

œ b˙ œ nœ

b˙ Œ

b -œ

3 3

as before, but with an added weight

at frog ord. sul D j 57 #œ

?

œ #œ™ J

≥ j . n œ œ

ϳ.

ϳ.

pizz.

bœ bœ J 3

#œ J

Ϫ

#œ ˙™

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3

f

n Ÿ~~~~ > # œ œ # œ œ # œ œ œ #œ 4

arco 61

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œ # œ œ # œ # œ #œ #œ

œ œ œ œ

5 4

4

3

3

3

3

3

sub. sempre legato, dolcissimo

poco a poco accel. #Ÿ

nœ#œ

64

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n œ # œ œ # œ # œ #œ #œ

4

5 4

3

3

~~~~~~~~ > > # œ œ #œ œ # œ œ œ #œ œ #œ B4 nœ

œ œ œ

4 3

3

3

f worked into a frenzy, fanatical

Rapturous q = 132 n 67

B

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œ œœ

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # w^ w

> > > > # -œ -œ -œ ˙-

? 3

6

p

molto pesante, espress.


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>-≥ œ #œ™ J

> # -œ. œ

>˙71

? Œ

>œ # # >œ

# >˙ #˙

#˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ

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# >œ 3

più

radiant, warm

75

>˙ #˙

#w

#w

w

w

? poss.

Adagio ma non troppo (q = ca. 60) lunga œ U ? J ‰ Œ Ó

sul tasto al fine

81

2#˙ 4

˙ ˙

‰ #œ #œ œ

œ ‰ Œ œ J

˙

#˙ ˙

o subdued, the stillness following a summer storm

poco rit. al fine 89

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˙ ˙

œ ‰ Œ œ J

‰ #œ #œ œ

˙ ˙

œ ‰ Œ œ J

˙ molto

dim.

poco

a

poco

al

fine

97

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‰ #œ #œ œ

œ ‰ J

# ˙-

œ ‰ J

Œ

˙

Œ

barely audible

Repeat until inaudible 104

˙ ? ‰ #œ #œ œ

œ ‰ Œ J

™™# ˙

˙ œ ‰ Œ J

‰ #œ #œ œ

(

œ ‰ Œ ™ J ™ o)

7/1-4/16 In paradisum (and missing home like hell)

MK



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