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| tapping points | |
| Date Completed: | March 17, 2009 |
| Duration: | about 1 and a half minutes |
| Instrumentation: | snare drum |
| First Performance: | by Matthew Dudack,on September 25, 2017 in Guzzetta Recital Hall, University of Akron, Ohio
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| Comments: | published in The Noble Snare, volume 4 Smith Publications |
| Program Notes: | Musicians turn instruments into living things when they touch them. Sylvia Smith's request for a new piece for the Noble Snare inspired me to think about relationships: between thought and action, text and interpretation, and also how the pasage of time changes understanding. This work reflects my admiration for Sylvia Smith - musician/publisher, for Jeff Gram - who helped me generate and refine my ideas, for Matt Dudack - who premieres it tonight, and all the care and imagination they bring to some of the ways a snare drum can be touched. rz august 28 2017 |