Distances Within Me - John Anthony Lennon (LIVE)

Описание: DISTANCES WITHIN ME (1999)

“The title refers to a range of emotions, and reflects the instinctive, rather than formal way, the piece was composed. Several recurring themes, or motives, give a sense of a rondo form to the work, although it is actually through-composed. I have attempted to arrange the pace at which the emotions shift by creating areas of changing intensity, i.e. degrees of chromaticism and density. This allows the piece to express different sentiments evocative to the individual listener.” - John Anthony Lennon

Distances Within Me is a piece of utmost vulnerability and introspection. Hazy melodies become turbulent—even violent—before giving way to lucid clarity and the unmoving pulse of a recurring dance macabre. Lennon pulls these rapidly shifting emotions out of the performers as an offering to the listener. Near silences, suspended in time, become more frequent as the piece approaches its end. Recurring motives soften to distant memories, leaving behind evidence of the long journey that has taken place.

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Alto Saxophone - Mathew Harget
Piano - Hanah Charbonneau
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From Mathew Harget’s master's recital “Time Pieces” on June 9th, 2023 in the Ostin Ensemble room at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music.

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