rose gold ute sympathetic piano
Stephen Ryan Jackson
- rose gold Performance Notes: sympathetic piano - in sections marked "play into piano" the flute player should play as far into the lid of the piano as possible. The goal is to get all pitches in the phrase to sound beginning each phrase a little louder and having a gradual dimminuendo should assist this.
optional reverb - a mic ran through a reverb patch can (not required) be used to help amplify the effect of the sympathetic piano. The mic should be placed inside the piano towards the bass end of the piano. Care should be taken to ensure that the flute is amplified as little as possible. Care should also be taken with balance between sections with and without the sympathetic piano.
dynamics - much of the piece is purposefully "vague" on dynamics. I believe this will let the performer shape phrases and bring out particular pitches within the sympathetic piano according to their artistic taste and preferences. Each performance should be an opportunity for the performer to freely shape the sonority resonating within the piano as they see fit. In general high pitches should try to be played more reserved while lower pitches more forceful to allow all pitches in the phrase to sound.
Duration ca; 5 - 7 minutes
Program Notes: As a composer that relies heavily on manipulating texture and timbre over melody, a piece for a solo instrument was a sort of difficult undertaking for me. The dry sound of the flute kind of hindered me for a while until eventually I figure out a way to create a sonic space with a single instrument. rose gold is an exploration on the possibilities of melodic content within a single chord/sonority. The sympathetic piano creates a wash of sound and an almost "pad" like effect for the soloist to freely float over.
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- rose gold written for Leonor Javier, a good friend and inspiring musician
Stephen Ryan Jackson (2017)
Freely with Rubato q=52-60 with little to no sense of meter Play into piano and allow tones to resonate
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5 & 4 œ
Flute
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U Ó
3
nœ bœ bœ#œ
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3
3
#œ nœ J ‰ Œ
5 4
rose gold - full score Play out of piano
#˙ œ bœ œ ™ œ
22 3
& nœ
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nœ œ œ
3
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bœ #œ #œ n-œ ™ -œ œ -œ 2 b œ 4 nœ œ
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n>œ n œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 R ‰ 4
42
bœ #œ 4 & 4 œ nœ bœ nœ #œ œ œ >
-œ œ -œ -œ -œ Œ
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f even more aggressive
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rose gold - full score b œj
>œ >œ >œ # œ n œ # œ n œ #œ > œ # œ n œ bœ nœ œ
#˙ 45
4 & 4
3 4 Œ
Ó
‰ 3
n œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ œ œ n œ b œ œ œ bœ ææ 3 œ ‰ 4
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3 ad lib.
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49
nœ bœ bœ œ œ ‰œ
2 4
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4 & 4
4 4
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3 ad lib.
ad lib.
3
52
>œ
3
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3
3
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3
3
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4 4
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3
ad lib. victorious
Play into piano
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#œ bœ -œ œ b-œ #-œ #œ #œ- -œ œ n-œ #œ b-œ nœ ‰ Œ 4 œ b & 4 œ œœ-
Ó
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mp ad lib.
mf significantly faster than before
poco accel. 57
nœ & bœ ‰ Œ
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molto rit.
# œ nU œ œ # œ œ # œ # œ œ œ # œ b œ b œ œ œ bœ bœ #œ #œ #œ œ œ #œ nœ 45 bœ œ œ Œ œ œ œ
4 4
mf
A Tempo 60 Play out of piano
4 & 4 bœ nœ n˙ ™
bœ #œ ˙
Œ
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3 4 4 #œ nœ #œ bœ œJ ‰ 4 bœ nœ n˙ ™
Œ
nœ œ 3 4 #œ nœ J ‰ Œ
4 4
3
mp lyrical but with an empty, hollow sound
Play into piano
molto rit.
nœ œ 66
bœ nœ Œ 4 bœ #œ & 4 bœ œ ‰ œ nœ #œ
3 #œ œ #œ bœ bœ nœJ ‰ U Œ 4
#œ nœ # œ b œ 5 4 n œ nœ bœ nœ
U Œ
3 3
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March 17, 2017 Abilene, TX