5A.M. “After Allen Ginsburg” for Cello and Piano (5’)Brown
From the composer: “Five A.M. for cello and piano is based on a poem of the same name by Allen Ginsberg.For me, the poem captures the fleeting thoughts of early morning restlessness. Am I living in the past of some future event, the future of some past event, and is the present unraveling with every passing moment?
My work is in two contrasting sections (slow-fast) played without a pause.The music runs the emotional gamut with fast shifts in character and dramatic mood swings.I do not attempt to match up the poem word for word with the music, but rather give the idea of its essence as I perceive it.The piece is dedicated to cellists Nicholas Canellakis and Gal Nyska and received its world premiere at Paul Hall at Juilliard.”Alice Yoo
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Michael Brown
5 A.M. “After Allen Ginsburg” for Cello and Piano Play
Recorded on 10/02/2013, uploaded on 05/02/2014
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5A.M. “After Allen Ginsburg” for Cello and Piano (5’) Brown
From the composer: “Five A.M. for cello and piano is based on a poem of the same name by Allen Ginsberg. For me, the poem captures the fleeting thoughts of early morning restlessness. Am I living in the past of some future event, the future of some past event, and is the present unraveling with every passing moment?
My work is in two contrasting sections (slow-fast) played without a pause. The music runs the emotional gamut with fast shifts in character and dramatic mood swings. I do not attempt to match up the poem word for word with the music, but rather give the idea of its essence as I perceive it. The piece is dedicated to cellists Nicholas Canellakis and Gal Nyska and received its world premiere at Paul Hall at Juilliard.” Alice Yoo
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