{"title":"Sheet music composed by Edward Smaldone (1956-)","description":"Edward Smaldone (1956-) is a composer from United States of America.","products":[{"product_id":"smaldone-what-no-one-else-sees-aca","title":"Smaldone: What No One Else Sees...","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/edward-smaldone\"\u003eEdward Smaldone (1956-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eWind Quintet (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: What No One Else Sees... (2023)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer's Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What no one else sees...\" for woodwind quintet was written at the request of and first performed by, Op. Zoo a professional woodwind quintet based in Copenhagen, Denmark in Fall 2023. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece is in three movements (Fast, slow, fast) and is entirely abstract in nature. There is no story, only notes, rhythms, harmonies and colors derived from the endless possibilities of the ensemble. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title is derived from an idea found in a recent book by Rick Rubin titled \"The Creative Act: A Way of Being.\" in the book, Rubin talks about the creative process and how it is manifested. The idea that a creative person \"sees\" something before it is there, and then \"sees\" things in ways that no one else does seemed to fit well with the idea of this piece. The energy and spirit of the music is what the music is about. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of my career as a composer, I have spoken to many other artists and many of us seem to share a working process by which small seeds or broad and indistinct vistas are equally useful as general direction for the creation of new work. (And after that, it is all hard work!) What is universally true, is that any idea that will find its way into a final creation has to be worked, crafted, explored, subjected to shaping, molding, and the technical resources and particulars of the medium in which it is created. Painting uses color and two-dimensions; sculpture uses solid materials and three dimensional space; music uses sound shaped by time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of my mentors was Ralph Shapey, who famously supplied the same program note for every piece he ever wrote. More or less, it said \"the piece should speak for itself.\" (Anyone who knew Ralph knew that this was not a casual statement, but one proclaimed as a manifesto!) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What no one else sees...\" was a joy to compose because it was a free expression of the wonderful possibilities of the Woodwind Quintet. No agenda, no story to craft, no expectations to meet, just sound shaped by time with the endless colors of the ensemble. The piece didn't exist at all a month ago, and in a month from now its sound will be filling the air. Joyous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Score \u0026 Set of Parts","offer_id":40907242602575,"sku":"ACA-SMLD-016","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":42280481161295,"sku":"ACA-SMLD-016s","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/db1ed8a2264a9084c4b89bada05531a0.webp?v=1780119103"},{"product_id":"smaldone-duke-monk-version-for-clarinet-piano-aca","title":"Smaldone: Duke \/ Monk (Version for Clarinet \u0026 Piano)","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/edward-smaldone\"\u003eEdward Smaldone (1956-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Clarinet\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Duke \/ Monk (Version for Clarinet \u0026amp; Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41281040777295,"sku":"ACA-SMLD-006","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/27696b4802eb1aeb5ecf01f8ce5a6291.webp?v=1780121604"},{"product_id":"smaldone-duke-monk-version-for-flute-piano-aca","title":"Smaldone: Duke \/ Monk (Version for Flute \u0026 Piano)","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/edward-smaldone\"\u003eEdward Smaldone (1956-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Flute\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Duke \/ Monk (Version for Flute \u0026amp; Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.1\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuke\/Monk\u003c\/em\u003e was originally composed for flute and piano and first performed by flutist Mary Fukushima and pianist Michael Kirkendal, at the University of Oklahoma in 2009. It was re-worked for clarinet and piano by the composer at the request of clarinetist Charles Neidich. Neidich (and pianist Morey Ritt) premiered the new version in Beijing at the China Conservatory in May 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe titles of the two movements refer to the iconic jazz musicians Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. 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First performance, June 5, 2021 at Stærekassenin, at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Giordano Bellincampi conducting. (Premiere postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is subtitled \"Murmurations\" which refers to the flight path of a flock of starlings, swirling in the sky. in a sense, the solo clarinet is a \"solo bird\" and the other members of the orchestra \"flow\" and \"flock\" in \"murmuration\" around and in reaction to the flights the soloist takes. The work is inspired by the flowing and fearless musicality which is my friend Søren-filip Hansen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the composition, I had his beautiful tone (in every register) and his expressive, rhythmic sense in my ear. 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I had the great pleasure of working with Prof. Todini and his students while leading a Study Abroad courses in Perugia for the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in 2013 and 2014. Prof. Todini's students performed my Saxophone Quartet, Funkifize, numerous times including at the Spoleto Music Festival. At that time, Prof. Todini suggested I write a quintet and Stand! is the result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clarinet version of the piece was suggested by Soren-Filip Brix Hansen, who performs with Den Kongelige Livgardes Musikkorpss. The first performances of the piece were by Guido Arbonelli and Natalia Benedetti and the Namaste Quintetto Clarinetto who gave performances of the piece in the US and in Italy.Stand! is in a single large movement, with numerous distinct sections, that evoke an evolving series of musical gestures. 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