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Be Also Ready (2009) Duration: 4' 00" Instrumentation: flute, violin Alternate Versions: Availability: from the composer Recordings: no commercial recording (archival recording available for audition) Program Notes: Often heard as
part of a Biblical quote (King James version, Matthew 24:44) "Therefore
be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man
cometh", the title of this short duet is meant only to be emblematic of
one's journey through a lifetime. "Be Also Ready" is a very brief,
frenzied, rapid-paced music which also contains some unexpected changes
in the anticipated direction of a phrase or passage. Just as the
planned (anticipated) direction of one's path through life can be
changed in an instant and forever altered from that moment forward, the
title of Be Also Ready is a reminder for everyone to "be prepared, and
expect the unexpected".
First Performance:
Sounds New concert (March 20, 2011) at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley in Kensington, CA (Deborah Schmidt, flute and Brooke Aird, violin). Other Performances: |