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THE OLD PHOTO BOX

for piano solo

Duration:
58 minutes
 
Instrumentation:   
piano solo
 
Year Composed:  
2006
 
Commissioned by: 
In memory of Adele and John Gray


Premiere Performance:
(full cycle)
Geoffrey Burleson, Gila Goldstein, Pablo Lavandera,
Luba Poliak and Einav Yarden
New York, NYC, USA
17 May 2006

MODERN PIANO CYCLES: FILM-NOIR DRAMATICS

contemporary piano music

THEMES:

MEMORIES
STORIES
NOSTALGIA
DAYDREAMS
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Program Notes:

Imagine finding an old photo box in the dusty attic, each photo telling a story frozen in time. Suddenly, the images start moving, coming to life, and they send you into daydreams, flashbacks, and recollections. With twenty miniatures, each restricted to only a few minutes, I have tried to portray stories, dramas condensed with visual details that sometimes resemble short movies. Some of these portraits are based on my actual experiences, while others are completely imaginary.

The Old Photo Box was generously commissioned in memory of Adele and John Gray.

Movements: 

1. The Attic

2. Monsieur Lepic Missing his Train

3. A Drizzly Evening in Berlin

4. The Wanted Clown

5. Shadows Cross Boulevard Saint-Germain

6. Kaleidoscopic Daydreams

7. A Gloomy Man at the Tavern

8. Practice Room Hunt

9. The Cave of One Question

10. Mirage

11. The Chase

12. Pont Saint-Louis

13. The Army General and a Clown [sharing one stage]

14. Yorckstraße Train Station – 1:00AM

15. Old Note Found in a Book

16. Murder at the French Cabaret

17. The Abandoned Jazz Club

18. Smuggler's Boat – Coastguard Boat

19. The Mad Hatter Goes to a Silent Movie

20. Between Dream and Reality

VIEW SCORE

THE OLD PHOTO BOX Score-Video

Score-Video

THE OLD PHOTO BOX  Full Cycle
Sarah Bob, piano

THE OLD PHOTO BOX  
Selections

Einav Yarden, piano

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