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Notes on “Lament”

Notes on the Tarot Reading According to my notes on Lament, I performed a seven-card tarot reading on February 5, 2006. The following are the cards and the scenes they are paired with: Tarot Card                           Temporality              Scene 1. Magician                                   Distant … Continue reading

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Lament (a Snippet)

A Monodrama for Bass/baritone These four brief measures, mm. 40-43 from scene one, encapsulates the overall sound world of my 50 minute monodrama “Lament” (text by Dylan Thomas). The ensemble has just taken over from the singer’s line “…my wicked … Continue reading

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Friday’s Sounding #19

I Will not Lament Over Lament When I undertook this self-inflicted project, it occurred to me that composing a work that involved theatrical elements would be difficult or even impossible to get performed (as if composing a chamber work of … Continue reading

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Friday’s Sounding #4

[audio:https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/audio/openingtolament.mp3|titles=Opening to Lament (excerpt)] This excerpt is from the opening of a work in progress entitled Lament a monodrama for lyric bass, bass clarinet, percussion, contrabass, female chorus and piano. The piece takes place in a Manhattan jazz club in … Continue reading

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