{"product_id":"nathan-missing-words-vi-just-theory","title":"Nathan: Missing Words VI","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/eric-nathan\"\u003eEric Nathan (1983-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eCello, Violin, Clarinet I, Flute I\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Missing Words VI (2020)\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\"\u003e9790094007849\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.3\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.7\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 36\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\u003eMissing Words VI,\u003c\/em\u003e Eric Nathan (2020) 16'\nfor flute, clarinet, violin, and cello\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMissing Words VI (2021)\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a larger series of works, \u003cem\u003eMissing Words (I-VI)\u003c\/em\u003e , composed in homage to the newly-created German words presented in Ben Schott's book, \u003cem\u003eSchottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition\u003c\/em\u003e (Blue Rider Press\/Penguin Group). These Seinfeld-ian words illuminate everyday experiences for which English has no synonyms. The words are therefore \"missing\" from English, and Schott has proposed German words we can adopt into English as we have adopted Doppelgänger, Schadenfreude and Wanderlust. I love the wit, humor, pathos and intimacy of these words, and use the situations they evoke as points of departure for the music. The series as a whole speaks to the complexity of life and human experience, and how all the little bits of the everyday \"present\" can help us find deeper meaning in our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome thoughts on each movement below (Schott's definitions in quotes):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI., III., V. Witzbeharrsamkeit (Joke-Insistence) I-III: \"Unashamedly repeating a bon mot until it is properly heard by everyone present.\" The lively chatter of parties. The piccolo futilely proclaims something (they believe is) clever (about Beethoven, during his anniversary year). The bass clarinet and violin try again later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eII. Betttrug (Bed-Deception): \"The fleeting sense of disorientation on waking in a strange bed.\" Basking in the glorious first moments of waking in a new place. The first time since lockdown. Light streams through the window. Wishing it would last forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIV. Dielennystagmus (Hallway-Nystagmus): \"Repeatedly catching and avoiding people's gazes when, say, approaching them down a long corridor.\" A game – catching and averting. Life filled with only gazes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVI. Erebusterror (Errebus-Terror): \"Dread at the first indications of a fatal disease.\" A thread of dignity amidst what's looming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVII. Rolleirückblende (Rollei-Flashback): \"The flood of memory released when looking at old photos.\" Thinking back – but remaining here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[The movement titles of \u003cem\u003eMissing Words\u003c\/em\u003e , and their translations and definitions, quote text from \u003cem\u003eSchottenfreude\u003c\/em\u003e by Ben Schott. Copyright © 2013 by Ben Schott. Used by permission of the author. All rights reserved.]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovements:\u003c\/strong\u003e\nI. Witzbeharrsamkeit (Joke-Insistence) I\nII. Betttrug (Bed-Deception)\nIII. Witzbeharrsamkeit (Joke-Insistence) II\nIV. Dielennystagmus (Hallway-Nystagmus)\nV. Witzbeharrsamkeit (Joke-Insistence) III\nVI. Erebusterror (Errebus-Terror)\nVII. Rolleinrückblende (Rollei-Flashback)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Just a Theory Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43160202117199,"sku":"153-048-SP","price":100.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/3ef6da4e8d240e31bb31523d78ec9f92.png?v=1749744130","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/nathan-missing-words-vi-just-theory","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}