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Karl Henning · March 20, 2013, 07:48:40 AM

Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on March 19, 2013, 05:51:54 AM
Or, as truly subtle, something taking off from the "Instrumentalsatz in F-dur" for violin and orchestra, to which BWV number 1040 is allocated.

Well, whatever the new piece may be called, the k a rl h e nn i ng Ensemble will ride again! Both master flutist Peter H. Bloom and earnest drum-wielder Dan Meyers are on board for 15 Apr 2014.

Let's see if I can rope in a cellist, and make this a quartet . . . .

springrite · March 20, 2013, 07:52:06 AM

Quote from: karlhenning on March 20, 2013, 07:48:40 AM
Well, whatever the new piece may be called, the k a rl h e nn i ng Ensemble will ride again! Both master flutist Peter H. Bloom and earnest drum-wielder Dan Meyers are on board for 15 Apr 2014.

Let's see if I can rope in a cellist, and make this a quartet . . . .

May the Tax Day Concert relieve the audience of their pain and sense of loss with rekindled joy!

Cato · March 20, 2013, 01:09:32 PM

Quote from: springrite on March 20, 2013, 07:52:06 AM
May the Tax Day Concert relieve the audience of their pain and sense of loss with rekindled joy!

Actually, that would be "loss of cents" and lots of them!

Since Karl lives in a state occasionally nicknamed Taxachusetts, perhaps the piece could have a dance movement called The Taxachusetts Shuffle or folksong homages e.g. The Night They Taxed Old Dixie Down, or Michael, Tax the Boat Ashore, or A Bicycle Built For Tax or I've Been Workin' On the Tax Forms

Karl Henning · March 21, 2013, 07:18:42 AM

Quote from: karlhenning on March 17, 2013, 04:49:17 PM
Okay, a bit more of Misapprehension . . . .

The counterpoint has wound out into another passage . . . oh, I am enjoying the writing of this one, too.

Planning to lay in a goodish spot of work this evening.

Karl Henning · March 21, 2013, 07:20:39 AM

Quote from: karlhenning on March 18, 2013, 02:12:19 AM
"My man" in the quartet (who was not the author here) was preoccupied with a Cantata Singers concert yesterday afternoon, so she hadn't any chance to look at Annabel yet.

Word in last night:

Quote. . . I'd say it's VERY likely your piece will be performed! We'll have the final vote soon, but I know that others, besides me, like it.

Cato · March 21, 2013, 10:45:57 AM

Quote from: karlhenning on March 21, 2013, 07:20:39 AM
Word in last night:

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. . . I'd say it's VERY likely your piece will be performed! We'll have the final vote soon, but I know that others, besides me, like it.

So given that we are talking about a quartet...we have 1 + "others" which must be at least 2, so a majority likes it. 0:)

Does the vote need to be unanimous?

Karl Henning · March 21, 2013, 10:55:46 AM

Such a small group, and with the need for seamless ensemble . . . a kind of unanimous is probably desirable : )

Carola may not know of anyone not liking it, but may simply have heard positively only from two of the other three. The tenor's use of the adjective wonderful in the initial response may have been polite . . . but my hope is better ; )

Karl Henning · March 21, 2013, 05:40:45 PM

Current state of Misapprehension . . . .

Karl Henning · March 22, 2013, 04:35:57 AM

Happy to say that I've more ideas already quite developed, but which are not yet reflected in the score of Misapprehension, as we've not reached that point in the piece. I see Saturday night and Sunday as a good opportunity for 'territorial gains' . . . .

Karl Henning · March 25, 2013, 05:43:42 AM

I keep tinkering with the first movement of the Organ Sonata . . . and may tinker yet further . . . .

Karl Henning · March 25, 2013, 05:46:37 AM

Quite some progress on Misapprehension, as well.

Karl Henning · March 25, 2013, 06:08:16 AM

That's not actually the end of the piece, BTW . . . .

Karl Henning · March 26, 2013, 03:55:00 AM

A bit more Misapprehension on the bus this morning, in a manner of speaking.

Karl Henning · March 27, 2013, 02:03:04 AM

Latest Misapprehension:

Karl Henning · March 27, 2013, 09:46:08 AM

Word just in:

QuoteI wanted to let you know that you are one of the winners of this year's Libella Composition Competition and that we will be performing "Annabel Lee" at the April 25 concert. Congratulations!...

I'm so glad you wrote this beautiful piece for us! Now we just have to learn it : )

Karl Henning · March 27, 2013, 10:28:20 AM

So, this is for the hat trick: three premières in two months—

10 March: Kyrie, Op.106 № 1

12 March: Thoreau in Concord Jail, Op.109

25 April: Annabel Lee, Op.111

North Star · March 27, 2013, 11:50:18 AM

Quote from: karlhenning on March 27, 2013, 09:46:08 AM
Word just in:

Congratulations, Karl!
Hopefully there will be a recording soon.

TheGSMoeller · March 27, 2013, 04:40:16 PM

HenningMusik is busy, keep it going!

Congratulations, Karl.

Karl Henning · March 28, 2013, 04:25:42 AM

Thank you both!

No apparent progress on Misapprehension; c'est-à-dire, no advance in the score itself . . . but I've been puttering on paper with what my esteemed teacher Judith Shatin would call "pre-composition."

So: positioning myself for rapid gains to-night and to-morrow.

Karl Henning · March 29, 2013, 03:43:44 AM

Last night's work on Misapprehension was a matter of re-working mm.109-124. As I 'lived with' that passage, I realized that the rhythmic pacing (which was a close recapitulation of an idea or two from the opening) felt entirely different after the extended quicker tempo of the Deciso. Basically had to broaden some of the time values, give that passage more weight of its own account, and now ready to move on with the "watchworks" section,