JRB Variations

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Newman JRB Variations

piano O K F E E L G O O D M U S I C

ABOUT JRB Variations

In fourteen variations on a musical theater song by Broadway phenom Jason Robert Brown, "JRB"’s brilliant 11 o’clock number varies not only in typical concert variation manipulations, but also in harmonic language and musical styles—with a few variations designed as nods to the specific compositional styles of close friends—or to unique characteristics of my very musical family.

For JRB-fans like me, "It all fades away but you."

DURATION

ca. 20’

FIRST PERFORMANCE

March 1, 2022, Madsen Recital Hall, Provo, Utah Blair McMillen, piano

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G O O D M U S I C
K F E E L

for Blair McMillen

JRB Variations

THEME*

cry ing with a maze ment at the view I was cap tur ing a mo ment, But when

- all is said and done, Well, it all fades a way but you It all

                                                                             legato
    - - - I was slid ing down a moun tain, I was burn ing in the sun, I was                                                                                                                 - - - - - -
Rolling Folk Rock Feel ( = ca. 52)
                                3                                                                                  
                                   6                                                                               - - - fades a way, It all fades a way, It all fades a way but                                          9                                                                                                                            you.                                    12
* "It All Fades Away" from The Bridges of Madison County © 2010 by Jason Robert Brown Used by kind permission of Jason Robert Brown and Semolina Farfalle Music PIANIST may play as is, but is encouraged to SING the melody and play the accompaniament below it
© Copyright 2021 by Jonathan Newman, OK Feel Good Music (ASCAP) All rights reserved For all countries 1st Ed 5-24
JONATHAN NEWMAN
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tempo; Appassionato con Ped.                        16                                                                                                             19                                                                                                                          21                                                                                loco                     23                                                                                                                    rit. A tempo                                                              25 2 VAR. 1 Variation 1
L'istesso

2 VAR. 2

Andante, owing ( = 76–80)

legato con molto pedale

                                                                                                                       accel.                                                                                                        28                                                                                                                                                                       
         31                                                                                                                                 cresc              34                                                                                                                                     steal time necessary for grace notes  37                                                                                                                                    39 3 Variation
                                                                                                                                                                    42                                                                                                                                                            45                                                                                                             49                                                                                                                                 51 4 Variation 2

With wild energy = 116 60

                                                                                                                                                  ten.                 53                                                                                                                          a tempo     rallentando         attacca  56                                                                                 
                                                                                   64                                                               loco 68 5 Variation 3 VAR.
3

VAR. 4

[3+3+2] for John Mackey [2+2+3]

                                                                                     loco 70                                                                         (RH) 73                                                                                     =     (both voices) 76                                               white note clusters Brutal = 116                                                              
                 80                                                                                                                                  [2+2+2+3] loco                  85 6 Variation 4
                                                                                                                                
cluster-3rds)         91                                                                                                     97                                                                          ( )                                     101                                                                                          (wn cluster-3rds)  loco            105                                                           legato     con molto Ped.         repeat in any order 108 7 Variation 4
(wn
                                                         freely, not in strict tempo  breve              111                                                             sim  freely (an echo) R H             114                                                               117                                                     120                                                      =                      122 8 Variation 4
                                                                                dim al niente Satie-Andante ( = ca. 80) espr Poco più mosso     for Amelia Newman         125                                                                                    133                                                           141                                                                   147                                          poco rall.     attacca          153 9 VAR. 5 Variation 5

Animato = 132

                                                
     * * half-clear pedal just after each harmony/bar change    159                                              162                                                       164                                           166                                                                        168                                                                1 2         170 10 VAR. 6 Variation 6

L'istesso Tempo, with no meter ( = 132)

for John Corigliano (16ths continue pulse of 8th-notes from previous Var.)

legato sempre

                                                   173                                         =     176                                                               
                                        espr freely, not in tempo 180                                                               181 11 Variation 7
molto Ped 179
VAR. 7

Senza meter, as before (16ths in previous sextuplet pulse)

                                                                                              182                                                                 =      183                                                                                     Andante, Pastorale = 100       184                                                                         legato  
freely, as before  188                                                              191 12 Variation 7
                                                                          Tempo II ( = 100)       192                                                                              legato
meter 196                                                                                   197                                                                                                              
100)    
shimmering 199                                                              attacca     202 13 Variation 7
Senza
Tempo II ( =
Vibrant,
                                                                                            
    with rubato con Ped    206                                                                                                                                  211                                                                                                                                                       dim poco cresc                      216                                                                                                                                                 221 14 VAR. 8 Variation 8
Bill Evans Ballad-Tempo ( = 72–76)
                                                                                                                                                  226                                                                                                     Solo, freely                    231                                                                                                      dim       235                                                                                a tempo Più mosso, molto rall.                            236 15 Variation 8
                                                                                  legato  Largo, Spacious = ca. 56 for Steven Bryant [C F] molto Ped        241                                                                                             246                                                                                                          251                                                                                                                 254 16 VAR. 9 Variation 9

Bach-Adagio ( = ca. 72–76)

                                                                                                               sempre
–  sim –  sempre     for Nadège Foofat sim     258                                                                                                                  [259]                                                                                                                           261 17 VAR. 10 Variation 10
                                                                                                                                                    263                                                                                                                                  ( )          [265]                                                                                                                                                                                           268 18 Variation 10
                                                                                                                            ( )          [272]                                                                                                  [274]                                                                                                              rallentando         (RH) LH attacca 276 19 Variation 10

* pedal through each bar and occasionally over bars when there are lines to keep intact, but clear pedal or take half-pedals when the sound gets overly blurry ** pp unless a note or phrase is otherwise indicated

p unless a note or phrase is otherwise indicated

                                                          Tenderly (a tempo) = ca 76 **     for Joel Puckett * 279                                                           ( = )                     282                                                                                                  285                                                                                ***                              289                                                                                   --> =       attacca                                 294 20
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Variation 11
VAR. 11
                                                                ( ) L'istesso Tempo, Manhattan Gates ( = 200)   299                                                           cresc poco a poco 302                                                                                  cresc 304                                                                                  307                                                                                  explosive 310                                                                         313 21 VAR. 12 Variation 12

VAR. 13

                                                                              sparkling 316                                                                             319                                                                                         =             attacca 324                                                                                                     ( = ) Vicious Blues = 176             for Amanda Harberg      327                                                                                                            333 22 Variation 13
                                                                                                                                     ( )        338                                                                                                                                      343                                                                                                        gliss.  gliss.  legato  (bl key)      348                                                                       353                                                                       ( ) ( )         LH (LH)    357 23 Variation 13
                                                                        ( ) ( ) ( ) LH (LH)    358                                                                          
( ) LH (LH)       359                                                                                      LH (LH)           360                                                                                                                                  cresc    ( )   LH (LH) RH       361                                                                                                                      362 24 Variation 13
cresc. poco a poco
                                                                                                 play lower oct if poss          366                                                                              ( ) ( )                                             370                                                                                                                 ( )                                         376                                                                                                cresc                                       383                                                                                                                     cresc                 ten. ten                    389 25 Variation 13
                                                                                                    Allegro Maestoso = 126         * LH for Jason Robert Brown LH with generous Ped.                   RH RH 394                                                                                                        ( = )           LH if poss.                       398                                                                                                     cresc.         LH LH            401                                                                                                                                       LH RH 405 26 *  on theme VAR. 14 FINALE Variation
14
                                                                                                    LH LH LH LH                409                                                                                                                               RH LH                    LH RH 413                                                                                                                dim. ( ) LH LH              RH 418                                                                                 ( )         LH                   422 27 Variation 14
                                                                                                                                      RH LH 427                                                                                                         431                                                                                                                                    sub       RH LH                   RH 435                                                                                                                             440 28 Variation 14
                                                                                                                     444                                                                                                                    cresc   molto rit.       LH                            448                                                                                                              Più mosso       A tempo ( = 126)                                        452                                                                                                    sub molto accel.                     457 29 6/30/21 | Winchester, Virginia Variation
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