Nathaniel Parks - fire|contained (2022), for pierrot + voice [score follower] скачать в хорошем качестве

Nathaniel Parks - fire|contained (2022), for pierrot + voice [score follower]

for voice and sextet For the past four years, I have found myself enraptured with the poetry of Caroline Preziosi. The vivid, surrealist imagery of her writing, coupled with her complex use of metaphor have both invited me into her work and rewarded me for my time spent with it. The poem set here, an untitled work from a collection of epistle poems addressed to someone known only as the letter “P,” seems to trace “P’s” life from beginning to end. The images evoked juxtapose the actions of our protagonist, “P,” with the character of the moon, which serves as their foil. There is a felt absence in this poem, like there is in much of Caroline’s work; a sense of apostrophe coupled with yearning. When I set out to write fire|contained, I wanted to capture both the feeling this text stirred in me and to create a soundscape that engaged with the equally clear and perplexing images Caroline embedded in it. Each movement deals expressly with the imagery of the poem, whether that be through the sharp, abrupt changes as “you search for a woman,” or the fading, unanswered call to the moon. The feeling of loss is much less explicitly stated but was never far from my mind when I was writing. I have found it nearly impossible to set Caroline’s words without spending a great deal of time reflecting on my own experiences with loss and the grief that accompanies it. This piece presented an interesting opportunity to explore a more subtle approach to processing my grief while painting a much more literal picture of Caroline’s words. I. ...the character of the moon (0:00) II. ...her accomplice (1:35) III. ...a small yellow blanket in the shape of a child... (4:12) IV. ...a stark black screen (7:17) “untitled” by Caroline Preziosi P, Start with this: you are asked to paint fire by way of containing it. Again and again, you return to the character of the moon. First, you search for a woman who cannot see you and find only a man at the bottom of the steps, uninjured. The moon is her accomplice. Next, you travel through a landscape of industry. You are given power and covered with soap. You are called to beg the difference between commandment, beatitude, and the little death. The moon is a small yellow blanket in the shape of a child, and is out of the office when you call. Now, you stand in a desert against miles of fence and see both one man alone and a crowd screaming silently. The moon is seven flowers and a stark black screen.