Anatom for Sal (1996) .for solo piano (BMI) .by Dan Senn
Program Note
Anatom for Sal is written using the Raku Composition Program, compositional software developed by the composer to emulate the "elegant awkwardness" of the raku ceramic process. The RCP, a flexible program capable of producing a variety of musical forms, is used here to create a continuum of driving and kaleidoscopic modalities resting beneath a 5/4 "metrical net" which captures the piece for live performance. Because of this, the perception of the piece often exists apart from its apparent regular structure-- i.e., phrases, which often trigger references to tonal origins, may begin at any point in a measure. In this respect, Anatom... is as a hybrid piece existing somewhere between the influences of modal-western counterpoint and the asymmetry of Zen, Senn and the associated raku ceramic process.
Score Examples: page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7, page 12, page 13, page 14, page 15, page 16, page 17
Rehearsal Notes
1. This is a difficult piece.
For the best of players, it will require several weeks of rehearsal.
Concentrate first on note and metrical accuracy while gradually
bringing the piece to tempo. Minor fluxuations, away from the
given tempos, are acceptable and necessary.
2. In measures 71-79, at G, be certain to set the accented notes
against a sharply contrasted background.
3. Starting with the measure 100, at J, the given rate of quarter
equals 100 must be maintained. From here on, the piece must be
played "gymnastically" fluxuating between a measured
lightness and an unmeasured violence.
4. Accidentals hold within the measure given.
Anatom for Sal is written in the memory of Salvatore Martirano, my teacher, friend and mentor for 21 years. Sal Martirano died in November of 1995.
©1996 Dan Senn
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