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Muhly, Nico It Goes Without Saying
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PROGRAMME NOTE For a piece with such a strong electronic component, It Goes Without Saying is surprisingly organic. While the electronics include chillier, metallic noises (samples ranging from a kitchen whisk to a unique set of tiny bells) most prominent are the warm, woody sounds of a harmonium and of clicking clarinet-keys, sounds that share a certain sonic DNA with the live components of the performance. The piece also develops according to organic principles. Over the initial drone of the harmonium, the rhythm track and the clarinets build the material of the piece up from small, replicating cells into a lively and elaborate texture. The minutely wrought surface is stretched over the simplest possible formal contour, the drone undergirding the piece progressing from C to F and back again. When the slowly building dissonance of the underlying harmonium chord finally reaches its tipping point, the resolution corresponds to a dramatic timbral shock: a shocking burst of industrial noise, dominating rather than complementing its acoustic surroundings. Finally, the machine noises die away and the harmonies return home, the texture warms once again, now leavened by the gentle sound of the celesta. Programme Note Š 2007 Daniel Johnson
PERFORMANCE NOTE The clarinet should be placed in the center of the stage. If amplification is used (which is not necessary but can help solve certain balance issues), it is recommended that there be one microphone traditionally placed, and another close to the side of the instrument, gently amplifying the natural sound of the keys clicking. The accompanying CD contains: 1) It Goes Without Saying (Electronics) tape part for use in performance 2) Click track metronome to aid practice. 3) It Goes Without Saying (Electronics) tape part with click track for practice purposes Nico Muhly 2005
Duration: c. 9 minutes
It Goes Without Saying Nico Muhly (2005)
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© 2005 St Rose Music Publishing Company Inc. and Chester Music Limited.
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