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Karl Henning

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

aligreto

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 26, 2020, 06:36:35 AM
Thanks!

Cheers, Karl. I look forward to hearing the rest of the movements of the work.

krummholz

Very nice Karl! Neo-baroque seems to be in the air these days. Hmmm...

Karl Henning

Quote from: krummholz on July 27, 2020, 04:20:34 AM
Very nice Karl! Neo-baroque seems to be in the air these days. Hmmm...

Never too late to learn from the Master.
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

Karl Henning

A Bell, Op. 170

A 'guided collective improvisation' harmonically simple (all gestures in e minor) After a solo soprano opens the piece,  each part is a sequence of two rounds, the four rounds overlapping (1st S-A-B-T, 2nd B-A-S-T); each part keeps its own time.  In a patched-together assemblage, there needn't be an all-governing tactus to which all four parts hew. (In normal live performance that will be simpler, of course.) Should the four rounds conclude together in a collective final chord on "stirred" (desirable, but not absolutely essential) the chord should cut off together, and after a pause, a solo alto concludes the piece.
Text by Leo Schulte:
A bell-free Life,
Where the Harps of Time are never strung,
And the Chords of Gray are never strummed,
Where the ringing, snowing Crows
And the chiming, drowning Sounds
Of a lost Earth ascending
Are stilled.

Your languishing Faith, Aurelia,
Your increasing Doubt, Aurelius,
Flourishing and anguishing Arcadia,
Chanting Melismas lugubrious,
Music melting into dubious
Infinities.

A bell-filled Death,
Where the Verbs of Time are always heard,
And the Hues of Love are always blurred,
Where Colors blending, confounding, and transcending,
Time-rhymed Colors, Verb-blurred Colors,
All unnamed and unknown are stirred by the Hand
Of God.
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 July 28, 2020, 05:18:52 AM
A Bell, Op. 170

A 'guided collective improvisation' harmonically simple (all gestures in e minor) After a solo soprano opens the piece,  each part is a sequence of two rounds, the four rounds overlapping (1st S-A-B-T, 2nd B-A-S-T); each part keeps its own time.  In a patched-together assemblage, there needn't be an all-governing tactus to which all four parts hew. (In normal live performance that will be simpler, of course.) Should the four rounds conclude together in a collective final chord on "stirred" (desirable, but not absolutely essential) the chord should cut off together, and after a pause, a solo alto concludes the piece.

Text by Leo Schulte:
A bell-free Life,
Where the Harps of Time are never strung,
And the Chords of Gray are never strummed,
Where the ringing, snowing Crows
And the chiming, drowning Sounds
Of a lost Earth ascending
Are stilled.

Your languishing Faith, Aurelia,
Your increasing Doubt, Aurelius,
Flourishing and anguishing Arcadia,
Chanting Melismas lugubrious,
Music melting into dubious
Infinities.

A bell-filled Death,
Where the Verbs of Time are always heard,
And the Hues of Love are always blurred,
Where Colors blending, confounding, and transcending,
Time-rhymed Colors, Verb-blurred Colors,
All unnamed and unknown are stirred by the Hand
Of God.

A most excellent idea above for handling the conclusion! 

Many thanks to Karl for using my poem!
"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've decided to designate it Op. 170 № 1, and to title it Verb-Blur.  I decided, too, that the tenor part could duplicate the soprano (at the octave, of course) and I" composed the alto part today.  Will see if I have steam enow to compose the bass part tonight.
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

Karl Henning

Well, I did.
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

Karl Henning

An old piece (prior century and all) but very pleasantly, a fresh recording:

https://www.youtube.com/v/fl_iD-AphlE
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

aligreto

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 01, 2020, 04:31:06 PM
An old piece (prior century and all) but very pleasantly, a fresh recording:

https://www.youtube.com/v/fl_iD-AphlE

Certainly, therefore, requires an HIP performance  ;D

Karl Henning

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

krummholz

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 01, 2020, 04:31:06 PM
An old piece (prior century and all) but very pleasantly, a fresh recording:

https://www.youtube.com/v/fl_iD-AphlE
Very nice, Karl!

Karl Henning

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

Karl Henning

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

Karl Henning

Well, I've made some more progress on the song, am very close to the finish . . . though it has been slow going. I think I may possibly finish tomorrow.

Lux Nova tell me that we've made yet another Out in the Sun sale.
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

Karl Henning

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 09, 2020, 05:55:13 PM
Back to the song

I did finish this earlier this week.  The past few days I've been working on a quirky organ postlude for the Opus 169 № 2
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 August 21, 2020, 06:01:28 PM
I did finish this earlier this week.  The past few days I've been working on a quirky organ postlude for the Opus 169 № 2

It is a fun, "quirky" work indeed!  Karl is chiseling forth another unique gem!
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

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

Karl Henning

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 August 23, 2020, 03:12:22 PM
Finished at last


Karl's piece is another exquisitely cut gem, producing unexpected delights and tickling the ear along with intriguing it!
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

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

Karl Henning

Bedankt!

Interestingly, The Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble Composition Competition Announcement will be via YouTube at 8pm.  They will select up to three pieces.  Still hoping.
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