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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000077.txt from 2003/04

From: Bear Woodson <bearwoodson@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] attempts at Awards; New Duo written
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:39:07 -0400

Hello, DoubleReed List.
I've been very busy for the last several weeks!
I had been nominated for the Arizona Governor's
Arts Awards, and a Pulitzer, for my "Fanfare for
the Fallen Heroes of the 9-11 Attack" (a 9-minute
Patriotic Double Fugue for String Orchestra).
This work, and its companion, "In Memoriam
for the Fallen Victims of the 9-11 Attack", (a 7
1/2 minute Patriotic Double Fugue for Solo
Horn and String Orchestra), comprise the ONLY
known time in ALL Music History, that TWO
Double Fugues were written to commemorate an
historic event, albeit a tragedy.
But both awards traditionally only go to famous
people, who have been nominated several times
before, so at least I got my first time at bat for
both awards. Unfortunately the Arizona website
only temporarily lists the non-winner nominees,
while the Pulitzer website never does; so I may
not be able to use either in a resumé.
Arizona Governor's Arts Awards website
(It temporarily lists each year's non-winning
nominees)
http://www.azcd.org/GAAD03.htm
Pulitzer website
(It doesn't seem to ever list the many non-winning
nominees, regardless if they are famous.)
http://www.pulitzer.org/
Meanwhile I have written a new Duo for Flute
and Bassoon, which has a lot of counterpoint in
it, is written with my usual Chromatic Modality,
and some Quartal, Harmony. I've even had the
time to transcribe it an Eb Soprano and Bb Bass
Clarinet.
"Duo for Flute and Bassoon"
(April 2003, 5 mvts., 12 1/2 min.)
(Transcribed to Eb Soprano and
Bb Bass Clarinets.)
I Canonic Invention: Moderato 1' 40"
II Aria: Adagio 2' 00"
III Scherzo - Romanza - Scherzo 3' 30"
IV Canon: Largo 2' 00"
V Rondo: Allegretto 3' 25"
total time: 12' 25"
The First Movement is basically a Canonic
Two-Part Invention, plus there are Canons in
the B and C Sections of the Fifth Movement
5-Part Rondo.
The Fourth Movement is one continuous
melody in the Flute, which is carefully written
out in Retrograde-Inversion, dropped a Major
Ninth, and becomes the Bassoon Part. [I did
that in the Fourth Movement of my "Suite for
Two Bassoons" (Jan. 2002, 5 mvts., 18 min.,
also called my "Duo Suite"), and both 2-minute
Fourth Movements might be the longest times
that such of feat of counterpoint has ever been
written!]
The range of the Flute Part is from Concert
F (the bottom space on the Treble Clef), up to
the Concert G, 4 lines above.
The Bassoon Part rarely goes below the
Concert G at the bottom of the Bass Clef, but
does hit the Low Concert C once. It rarely goes
as high as the Concert A in the second space of
the Treble Clef. (The Long-Bodied Model of
Bb Bass Clarinet will be required for the
transcription.)
Please E-Mail me privately, if any of you are
interested in either the "Suite for Two Bassoons"
or the new "Duo for Flute and Bassoon".
Bear Woodson
Composer in Tucson, Arizona, USA
"Bear Woodson" <bearwoodson@-----.net>
http://www.fluteconnection.net/comp/woodson.html
http://catalog.lib.asu.edu/search/a?SEARCH=McGale