Genius Child: High Voice (Composer Collection)
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Brand: Hal LeonardComposer: Ricky Ian Gordon
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-02-01
ISBN: 0793561973
Number of pages: 56
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Product features:
- 56 Pages
- Includes 10 Songs
- Composer: Ricky Ian Gordon
Book Reviews of Genius Child: High Voice (Composer Collection)
Book Review: Various Critics Weigh In On "Genius Child"
Summary: 5 Stars
"Genius Child"
Gordon has found a musical idiom that echoes with uncanny precision Hughes'
distinctive tone, with it's plainspokenness and humor revealing a vein of
deep sadness.
His melodies can be puckish or moody, but their seeming directness, like
Hughes' pared down language, can be deceptive, taking unexpected turns at
any moment. The harmonic language has it's roots in popular tonality, but
again, Gordon colors his chords richly and in surprising ways.
With this musical sympathy, Gordon catches Hughes' specific moods, from the
off-kilter rhythmic energy , or the gospel tinged exuberance, to the
wonderful melancholy...
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
The good news: Gordon's "Genius Child," is one of the freshest English
language song cycles to come along in recent memory.
Terry Teachout, The Daily News
"Mr. Gordon writes in a soaring, sophisticated but unpretentious
"Crossover" style that seemed wonderfully apt for the material...
I felt I had witnessed as perfect a fusion of words, music and performance
as I can remember.
Charles Michener, The New York Observer
Ms. Blackwell's admirable sense of scale was matched by Mr. Gordon's
"Genius Child."
The music circles tonal centers, and the allusions to postwar jazz chords
are unequivocal but never blatant. Mr. Gordon also catches the tone of each
poem; some aphoristic and laconic, others played as large- scale dramatic
set pieces.
Bernard Holland, The New York Times
Beautifully crafted, in performance this cycle had everything- rich text,
inspired musical invention...
Marjorie Pettit, The Royal Gazette
In the U.S. premiere of the Gordon cycle, Blackwell enjoyed music that
showed off her versatility to great effect. In a post-Copland tradition, the
songs proved varied in mood and meter, sparsely written with wide but not
jarring intervals and eminently singable, even compelling.
John Henken, The Los Angeles Times
Summary of Genius Child: High Voice (Composer Collection)
Ricky Ian Gordon is a very talented modern composer whose compositions have been performed worldwide. He is equally at home writing for the concert hall, opera, dance, theatre and film. This collection is a cycle of ten songs for voice and piano using poems by Langston Hughes. Includes: Border Line * Joy * Kid In The Park * My People * Prayer * Winter Moon * and more.Songbooks
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