NOTES ON THE PROGRAM

i. cadenze
ii. evening prayer
iii. excursion
iv.
v. aria
Veloce is a set of 5 miniatures strung
together by a common interest in speed.
Veloce was composed using a new
technique I have developed that uses
tonality based not on the circle of fifths,
but rather on a unique set of symmetrical
circles that produce a fascinating, yet
familiar tonal landscape.
The first movement, cadenze, is an
attempt to create an
entire movement
the
constructed of nothing
highlight of
but a series of
the year
cadenzas for each
came Nov. 9
instrument. It is
with Justin
marked Wildly fast
Merritt's
and is meant to be
Five
both a virtuosic
Preludes for
display and a toccatapiano
like exposing of the
-Peter
novel tonal basis for
Schimpf,
this work.
Bloomington

The third movement, excursion (a nod to

Samuel Barber), is a light breezy andante.
The cello begins with a simple pentatonic
ostinato that
accompanies an even
Several
simpler tune in the
times I wrote
piano. Each
"Wow!" next
instrument is given a
to a work
quirky little cadenza
being
in which they break
played...
away from the sturdy
-Peter Jacobi,
rhythm of the
Herald Times
excursion pattern.
The fourth, untitled movement is played
as fast as possible from start to finish.
The players chase each other across their
upper registers in a furious though nearly
silent (ppp sempre!) scamper.
The final movement, aria, is marker
Adagio lacrimosa. It is a lament for the
cello marked by harsh and unrelenting
interjections from the piano. The work
ends with a subdued though not quite
fully resolved Eb Major chord.
-notes by the composer

Independent

After the ferocious

beginning, the tiny
second movement, evening prayer, is a
joltingly static, meditative response. The
piano begins with a bell-like tolling
ostinato. After a couple of cycles, the
cello answers with a distant chant, a
plaintive prayer.

commissioned by
Regina Mushabac & Nancy
Paddleford

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Dur: c. 11'

Veloce

Justin Merritt

for cello & piano

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Standard Deviation!.............................................................................................violin
Bar for Hans Sachs!.................................................................................................flute
Veloce!.......................................................................................................violin & piano
Coupling!................................................................................................................organ
Drum Break!...................................................................................................percussion

chamber

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Janus Mask!..................................................................................................
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winds in 2s
River of Blood!.............................................................................................winds in 2s
Dervish!.........................................................................................................winds in 2s
Lachryme!..............................................................................................string orchestra
Monster!........................................................................................................winds in 3s

A Gauze of Misted Silver!..........................................................string quartet & harp

Ravening!..................................................................................................string quartet
Invocation!....................................................................................................8 solo brass
The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro!............clarinet, violin, cello, & piano
Trio!.................................................................................................violin, cello, & piano

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5 Preludes!..............................................................................................................piano
Chaconne: Mercy Endures!..................................................................................piano
Rococo Suite!..........................................................................................................piano
Sierpinski Gasket!..................................................................................................piano
Windchimes!...........................................................................................................piano
Hive!...................................................................................................4 pianos, 16 hands

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