Love

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Duration: approx. 1:00

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆

Released: 2018

Players: (2) 3 flower pots + voice

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(written for Sebastian Buhts + Alexandra Porter)

About “Love”

WRITTEN FOR 2018 CORTONA SESSIONS FOR NEW MUSIC
WINNER OF 2018 CORTONA SESSIONS IRON COMPOSER COMPETITION

“LOVE” is a short, semi-theatrical piece that comically tells the story of a failing relationship in which one party is completely oblivious to its collapse.

The percussion part for “LOVE” calls for the percussionist to perform a simple melody on 3 flower pots while verbally responding to the vocalist with growing anger and frustration. The vocalist sings their text in any major mode and in a romantic style with inflections of infatuation.

“LOVE” comes to an explosive finale as the percussionist yells “Dammit Linda!” while smashing a flower pot on the floor. It is recommended that the percussionist have an additional fourth flower pot on stage to avoid destroying one of their usable tuned flower pots. The name “Linda” may be changed for dramatic/comedic effect.

“LOVE” is great for students looking to collaborate with vocalists and experiment with narrative/theatrical percussion music. “LOVE” is also a great piece to include on recitals as a comedic interlude.

Cooks The Goose

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Duration: Indeterminate

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆

Released: 2016, revised 2018

Players: (1) any instrument + rainstick

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(dedicated to Liam Underwood)

About “___ Cooks The Goose”

“____ Cooks The Goose” is a piece I wrote in 2016 after a conversation with my friend Liam Underwood. This piece is written to be played by any melodic instrument and rainstick. This piece is sight-read during the performance. Whenever the performer makes a mistake they must stop playing their instrument, pick up a rainstick, and say the word “Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit” for the duration of the rainstick’s sounding. While originally written as a solo, this piece has also been performed as a duo by Liam Glendening and Thomas Faulkner (Liam Performing on trombone with Thomas Faulkner on rainstick).

The phrase “cooks the goose” means to interfere with, disrupt, or to ruin something. The “____” in the title is intended for the performer to insert their own name (i.e. if Liam Underwood performed the piece, it would be called “Liam Cooks The Goose”).