Edge of Being (ft. John Tocco)

Lana Stafford & Sabine Krantz playing the first movement, Allegretto grazioso, from Burton's Sonatina for flute and piano (written in 1947).

Listen to our August 6, 2021 Flute & Piano Recital on YouTube Live: youtube.com/watch?v=E5yLU_gveTI

Recorded by Matt Slazik on 8/4/21 at Tully United Community Church

lanastafford.com
lanastafford.bandcamp.com

Eldin Burton: Sonatina for flute and piano – 1. Allegretto grazioso

Performed on June 11, 2022 by the Tennessee Valley Music Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Helen Cha-Pyo

Young Composer's Forum

Un Juego

Performed by Sarah Puckett, piano

On the Will of Tones is based on Schenkerian analysis, the analytical technique created by Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935), which seeks to break musical works down to their fundamental structures. Through this analysis, Schenker found that many of the works of the musical Common Practice have similar fundamental structures, therefore similar constructions, and predictable outcomes, despite how radically different each piece and composer may seem.

For generations, music theorists have been distilling musical works into comprehensible analyses. On the Will of Tones reverses the process, using Schenker's first major work, Der Tonwille (The Will of the Tones) as its template. The harmonic and motivic material of the piece is derived from the analyzed works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and others.

On the Will of Tones was written for my friend Sarah Puckett.

On the Will of Tones

The "Shampoo Art Song" draws its text from the ingredients list of my everyday shampoo. It was an exercise in text setting, as well as creating momentum and drama through loosely structured nonsense. Premiere performance by vocalist Eddie Spear and pianist Hannah Mohr, 30 April 2022, Rosch Recital Hall.

Edge of Being (ft. John Tocco)

Matthew Slazik

Related tracks