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CURRENT LISTING OF WORKS
Concerto
(In the Form of Variations) for Viola and Orchestra
Premiered by Paul Neubauer at Carnegie Hall, this dramatic
work encompasses lyricism, virtuosity, and colorful orchestral
writing in a one movement, three-part structure.
Excerpt 1:
Theme semplice e espressivo
(mm. 22-42)
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Excerpt 2:
Variation 2 Andante sostenuto
(mm. 88-108)
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Excerpt 3:
Variation 3 Ritmico
(mm. 126-150)
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Excerpt 4:
Variation 4 molto adagissimo
e sostenuto (mm. 224-end)
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Elastic Band
An edgy, playful work that fuses jazz, funk, and classical
idioms.
Movement 1:
Excerpt 1:
Opening funky, rhythmically driving
(mm. 1-27)
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Excerpt 2:
Midpoint calm –
wild! (mm. 64-110)
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Excerpt 3:
Complete 2nd movement:
Quirky, but with a funk feel
(MIDI realization)
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Movement 3:
Excerpt 4:
Opening Lively, funky
and rhythmically precise! (mm.
1-12)
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Excerpt 5:
a tempo - Blues
(mm. 99-134)
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Extreme Measures
An intense and propulsive work characterized by contrasting
passages of angular percussive writing for strings and prepared
piano, and introspective lyricism.
Excerpt 1:
Opening
 = 76 (mm.
1-18)
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Excerpt 2:
Funky
(mm. 31-45)
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Excerpt 3:
= 50 (half
tempo) (mm. 215-255)
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Excerpt 4:
Passacaglia
(mm. 248-268)
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Excerpt 5:
= ca. 63
(mm. 274-305)
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One into One
(NB: May be performed as a complete cycle or as individual
songs)
The cycle is a probing scena, of love encompassing the search
for reassurance, survival in the wake of loss, and the hopefulness
of love fulfilled.
1.
In The Solitude of Sounds (Poem
by Bela-Lisa Friedman)
The insecurity of a relationship contemplated in the nighttime
hours.
Excerpt:
più mosso, flowing
(mm. 53-end)
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2. What
the Living Do (Poem by Marie
Howe)
A loved one’s death underscores the struggle to reconcile
profound loss against the backdrop of daily life.
Excerpt 1:
Opening, freely
(mm. 1-27)
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Excerpt 2:
più mosso (mm.
36-48)
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Excerpt 3:
simply (mm. 71-82)
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3.
One Into One (Poem by Seth Friedman)
Excerpt 1:
Opening (mm. 1-19)
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Excerpt 2:
End (mm. 64-end)
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Pas de Deux
This virtuosic and programmatic one-movement work was written
to capture, and celebrate, the very passionate relationship
of two married friends. Pas
de Deux begins with a musical
portrait of youthful exuberance and evolves through ruminations
on loss, culminating in a state of complex yearning: the desire
to make the ephemeral, love, permanent.
Excerpt 1:
I. Youth
(mm. 66-102)
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Excerpt 2:
II. The Limits of Life
(mm. 66-102)
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Excerpt 3:
III. Pas de Deux
(mm. 291-301)
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Selections from Personals
(music by Joel and Seth Friedman, Lyrics by David Crane, Seth
Friedman, Marta Kauffman)
Personals
is the highly successful musical revue that has been performed
world-wide. The London West End production has been recorded
on Jay
Records
1. Mama’s
Boys:
The ones our mothers made us love...
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2.
I Think You Should Know:
A recent divorcee’s ambivalence about starting to dating
again
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3.
A Little Happiness:
You’d have to see the show to understand this unlikely
trio. The sweetness of the music cuts against the odd humor
of the lyric
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4. Picking
Up the Pieces:
How do you pick up the pieces after you’ve given someone
the 23 best hours of your life?
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"Knock On the
Door"
from Let Freedom Sing
(Lyrics by Seth Friedman)
Let Freedom Sing,
a mainly comic musical revue, was commissioned for the Bicentennial
of the U.S. Constitution. A number of talented writers wrote
songs and sketches for the show. Knock
On the Door was one of the more
serious moments in the show.
Knock On the Door
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Quicksilver
A brief, quirky electro-acoustic work for solo flute and pre-recorded
sound.
Quicksilver-Complete
work
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©2005 Joel Phillip Friedman
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