{"product_id":"mcdonald-transcriptions-aca","title":"McDonald: Transcriptions","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/john-d-mcdonald\"\u003eJohn D. McDonald (1959-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts - \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/format-descriptions\"\u003eFormat guide\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eString Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello), Alto Saxophone\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Transcriptions (2004)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790307302495\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\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\u003eComposer's Note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese\n\u003cem\u003eTranscriptions\u003c\/em\u003e, a set of pieces extracted and expanded from piano miniatures, present three movements that represent differing concerns that involve me as a composer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI value the work of the very talented and dedicated students with whom I have made music over the years;\n\u003cem\u003ePrelude Upon Vigil Chords\u003c\/em\u003e\nthus pays homage to my former student Ryan Vigil by borrowing several chords from one of the first pieces he completed while studying with me at Tufts University in the fall of 2002. The piece is tranquil yet sets the stage for what might be called the tragic complaints of the remainder of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Desolate Panels\u003c\/em\u003e\nis a suite of laments riveted on the perennially tragic problem of economic inequality. Each of the three short pieces (panels) comprising the movement works with its own spare means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoverty Management\u003c\/em\u003e\nand\n\u003cem\u003eReduced Circumstances\u003c\/em\u003e\nuse a mere six pitches each, attempting to illustrate how severe limits might of necessity yield \"enough;\" the point here is: conserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotated Between Crises\u003c\/em\u003e\nis simply a dramatic centerpiece dividing the outer two panels; its distinguishing feature is a lengthy unison string passage played under the restraining factor of practice mutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePostlude: Sealed Inarticulate Woe\u003c\/em\u003e\ntakes line 8 from Stevie Smith's poem \"The Abominable Lake\" as a cue, concluding\n\u003cem\u003eTranscriptions\u003c\/em\u003e\nin despair.\n…\u003cem\u003ePoor world, my heart breaks for your sealed inarticulate woe\u003c\/em\u003e…\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67653142904911,"sku":"ACA-MCDJ-044","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/b93c9720ddaea78d638ec9503f5cc3a6.webp?v=1791486001","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/fr\/products\/mcdonald-transcriptions-aca","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}