A Work by CATO, Who Is NOT A Composer! (?)

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Cato

Quote from: vandermolen on December 01, 2018, 01:12:12 PM
I listened to 'New Year's Resolution' just now. I liked it, especially the opening movement and I liked the juxtaposition of different tempos in places. Powerful and thought-provoking music.
:P

I must admit that I was wondering for a while, while tediously entering all those 32nd notes  :P  , whether or not I was wasting my time on something of little value.

But even if one person has been positively affected, then the effort was indeed worth it. Many thanks!  0:)
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

vandermolen

Quote from: Cato on December 01, 2018, 02:53:26 PM
:P

I must admit that I was wondering for a while, while tediously entering all those 32nd notes  :P  , whether or not I was wasting my time on something of little value.

But even if one person has been positively affected, then the effort was indeed worth it. Many thanks!  0:)
Not at all Leo. I thought I'd just sample the work (it was quite late last night) and I ended up listening to it all as it intrigued me - it's not like any other chamber music I'm aware of.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Cato

Quote from: vandermolen on December 01, 2018, 10:58:54 PM
Not at all Leo. I thought I'd just sample the work (it was quite late last night) and I ended up listening to it all as it intrigued me - it's not like any other chamber music I'm aware of.

Now THAT is high praise indeed!  Many thanks for taking the time to listen!
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Cato

Greetings!

I have tinkered with the MIDI/mp3 and with the score here and there (e.g. I found some wrong notes upon the 29th through 37th examinations  8) (to quote Mrs. Cato: "Nobody would notice those except for you!"  ;)  ) and would like to offer this again to everyone: a Trio with the title New Year's Resolution, about 25-30 minutes long in four movements.

No, I still have no memory of what the title is supposed to mean!  The work dates from probably the late 1960's or early 1970's, and was composed (I think) during a Christmas vacation.

For those who did hear the earlier version, please try this one and see if your impressions remain the same...or not!  8)

The mp3:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y53ua1yug5by5cy/New_Year%2527s_Resolution_%25282%2529.mp3/file

And the 90+ page score!   ??? :o ??? :o  (This ain't no 18th Century Trio!   8)   )

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnh1zexs3k2e9qv/New_Year%2527s_Resolution.pdf/file
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Cato

Here is an mp3 MIDI Chorus "performing" my choral work Exaudi me: the score was edited by Karl Henning (he kindly added the two-piano rehearsal apparatus at the bottom).


Score:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/bgm446csffvy8hy/Schulte_Exaudi_Me_with_keybd_-_2016-07-16_%25282%2529_%25281%2529_%25281%2529.pdf/file


MIDI mp3 file:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/db79ny3b2wqd4re/Exaudi_Me_%25283%2529.mp3/file

Earlier comments:

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 31, 2016, 05:06:36 AM
The generous praise is making me blush.  I am glad to have helped, the piece is highly engaging, so that work on the project (the typographical and proofing work on my part, that is) never became tedious, because I found the music ever rewarding, its crystalline austerity setting off the Psalm text with a rich poignancy.  The score has a ritualistic monumentality which I find powerfully impressive;  and I believe it no exaggeration to call it a major new contribution to the unaccompanied choral literature.


Quote from: Sergeant Rock on January 03, 2017, 04:50:51 AM
A gorgeous piece, Cato. Sounds even better now in Karl's realization. I listened to it twice yesterday and will listen again today.

Sarge


Quote from: Robert101 on June 20, 2017, 08:01:59 AM
It's very expressive. I like the way the harmonies flow-- shifting in intensity. Good work!
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Florestan

Quote from: Cato on December 12, 2018, 07:57:52 AM
Here is an mp3 MIDI Chorus "performing" my choral work Exaudi me: the score was edited by Karl Henning (he kindly added the two-piano rehearsal apparatus at the bottom).


Exaudi me, hmmm... Now that Karl is on his way to full recovery, do you think the subject and his contribution were mere coincidence?
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

Cato

Quote from: Florestan on December 12, 2018, 12:06:21 PM
Exaudi me, hmmm... Now that Karl is on his way to full recovery, do you think the subject and his contribution were mere coincidence?

Verrrry interrrrresting!   0:)
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Karl Henning

Quote from: mc ukrneal on November 29, 2018, 04:14:20 AM
Karl would be pleased and I am mightily impressed myself. Though, mind you, it would ne nice to know what the title means...just a little thing... :)

Verily!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Cato

Quote from: mc ukrneal on November 29, 2018, 04:14:20 AM
Karl would be pleased and I am mightily impressed myself. Though, mind you, it would be nice to know what the title means...just a little thing... :)

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 12, 2018, 02:20:53 PM

Verily!


I suppose I could make something up!  :D

Sorry, but unless somebody invents Memory Juice specifically targeted for the era c. 1967-1977, I doubt we will ever know what it was supposed to mean.

Possibly - and this is only a vague impression which came to me while transferring the work from manuscript to printed score and (occasionally) revising things - I gave it the title simply on a whim, because I finished it around New Year's Day.


Again for those interested, the mp3:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y53ua1yug5by5cy/New_Year%2527s_Resolution_%25282%2529.mp3/file

And the score!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnh1zexs3k2e9qv/New_Year%2527s_Resolution.pdf/file
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Cato

A member has informed me that the files for New Year's Resolution will not open,

Has anyone else had a similar problem?

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnh1zexs3k2e9qv/New_Year%2527s_Resolution.pdf/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y53ua1yug5by5cy/New_Year%2527s_Resolution_%25282%2529.mp3/file

Thank you!  And with the New Year only a week away, maybe this would be an appropriate work for your listening pleasure/meditation (?)   0:)
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

North Star

Quote from: Cato on December 26, 2018, 04:56:11 AM
A member has informed me that the files for New Year's Resolution will not open,

Has anyone else had a similar problem?

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnh1zexs3k2e9qv/New_Year%2527s_Resolution.pdf/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y53ua1yug5by5cy/New_Year%2527s_Resolution_%25282%2529.mp3/file

Thank you!  And with the New Year only a week away, maybe this would be an appropriate work for your listening pleasure/meditation (?)   0:)
I could download and open both the pdf and mp3 files without problems.
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

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Cato

Quote from: North Star on December 26, 2018, 06:48:39 AM
I could download and open both the pdf and mp3 files without problems.

Thanks for the verification!
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Cato

If you have not yet had time to listen to New Year's Resolution, I thought you might want to hear it today!

The score:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnh1zexs3k2e9qv/New_Year%2527s_Resolution.pdf/file

The mp3 MIDI (which has problems following the score, but...)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y53ua1yug5by5cy/New_Year%2527s_Resolution_%25282%2529.mp3/file

"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Rons_talking

These are exciting works! You might want to spice up the rhythms a bit (more metric and tempo change within phrases, etc,) but it sounds like you're having fun in your writing and the music is better for it.







Quote from: Cato on January 01, 2019, 04:50:09 AM
If you have not yet had time to listen to New Year's Resolution, I thought you might want to hear it today!

The score:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnh1zexs3k2e9qv/New_Year%2527s_Resolution.pdf/file

The mp3 MIDI (which has problems following the score, but...)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y53ua1yug5by5cy/New_Year%2527s_Resolution_%25282%2529.mp3/file

Cato

Quote from: Rons_talking on January 09, 2019, 10:07:45 PM
These are exciting works! You might want to spice up the rhythms a bit (more metric and tempo change within phrases, etc,) but it sounds like you're having fun in your writing and the music is better for it.

Many thanks!  Yes, if the work ever goes anywhere, I intend on giving the performers more freedom (within limits) to introduce rubato: part of the problem is that the MIDI ignores or incompetently follows directions on slowing down or speeding up. 

Yes, it was fun to revisit this long dormant manuscript!  Again, many thanks for your reaction!

"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Karl Henning

I like it a lot, it has a good narrative across the four movements, there is a kind of geometric severity to the character which works very well, and the finale is a very good summation of the musical material and drive to a finish.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Cato

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on February 16, 2019, 10:57:42 AM
I like it a lot, it has a good narrative across the four movements, there is a kind of geometric severity to the character which works very well, and the finale is a very good summation of the musical material and drive to a finish.

Thanks for the review, Karl!  I like that phrase "geometric severity" !   0:)   


For those who are new to Good Music Guide, or who have not yet had a chance to listen to New Year's Resolution:

The score:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnh1zexs3k2e9qv/New_Year%2527s_Resolution.pdf/file

The mp3 MIDI (which has problems following the score, but...)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y53ua1yug5by5cy/New_Year%2527s_Resolution_%25282%2529.mp3/file


"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

Cato

Quote from: Cato on May 21, 2017, 02:56:56 PM
For new and newer members who have not had a chance to criticize the work:

Here is a link to the MIDI performance and an attachment with the score

https://www.dropbox.com/s/i9mlhnvdn88z7gv/Schulte%20Exaudi%20Me%20voix%20-%202nd%20mix%20-%2030%20Dec%2016.mp3?dl=0

For newer members who perhaps have not noticed...

Two years have passed since I offered my cantata Exaudi me : the score can be downloaded on page 1 at Reply #13.

I happened to see the topic "Despair in Music" and thought my cantata would be appropriate for it.
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

philoctetes

Regarding Exaudi Me:

In this piece, I hear the chromaticism of the Renaissance, Arvo Part and Frank Martin, and this is the kind of music that I feel should be playing in the Rothko Chapel – contemplative and meditative – a piece that won't allow you to relax and impels the audience to listen.

Your ability to compose a piece of this length and maintain coherence and cohesiveness is no mean feat, and the sound pierces my skull, which is my preference and why I tend toward contemporary and pre-classical period. The sound sticks and lingers, and it forms a near perfect loop, which, even if unintentional, is truly lovely.

Overall, Bravo! 😊

Karl Henning

Quote from: philoctetes on April 21, 2021, 06:41:11 AM
Regarding Exaudi Me:

In this piece, I hear the chromaticism of the Renaissance, Arvo Part and Frank Martin, and this is the kind of music that I feel should be playing in the Rothko Chapel – contemplative and meditative – a piece that won't allow you to relax and impels the audience to listen.

Your ability to compose a piece of this length and maintain coherence and cohesiveness is no mean feat, and the sound pierces my skull, which is my preference and why I tend toward contemporary and pre-classical period. The sound sticks and lingers, and it forms a near perfect loop, which, even if unintentional, is truly lovely.

Overall, Bravo! 😊


Indeed, a magnificent accomplishment.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot