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Sheet Music: ScoreCompassionately Yours / Andrea Keller.by Andrea Keller (2019)
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Compassionately Yours… is a compassionate cry for David Reimer, whose life was unwittingly traumatised by a horrific accident in infancy, leading to a series of unthinkable choices and treatments in the 1960s & '70s, the ongoing effects of which left him unable to recover and incapable of living life to his full potential.
The 7-minute piece unfolds over 3 sections.
The opening section is a slowly sinking descent through bi-tonal structures. The harmonic structure of which follows a strict pattern that is repeated, albeit transposed, 4-times. The energy grows cautiously via subtle and accelerating pulsations in the strings, while the contrabass recorder, affected and manipulated by the Revox tape machine, creates a sense of unease and persistent anxiety.
The middle section is marked by a brief improvised moment executed by the piano and Revox, simulating a cry of overwhelming emotion.
The final section of the piece works through the harmonic pattern of bi-tonal structures presented in the opening section, but now in reverse and at double the tempo.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (11p. -- A4 (landscape))
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 7 min.
Commissioned by Adelaide Festival with funds provided by Adelaide Commissioning Circle.
First performance at New Ancient Songs (UKARIA Cultural Centre) on 10 Mar 2019
Typeset edition.
ISMN: 979-0-67311-682-5
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