ScottOpus Productions is pleased to introduce the following works of Kenneth R. Lindner Jr.:-
“Pictures” was originally written for Brass Quartet and then rescored for Concert Band in 1980. The work is divided into three different movements titled Isolation, Retort and Reconciliation respectively. The work is a deeply personal composition reflecting the thoughts and ideas of the composer on ones vulnerability and fragility. Each movement explores the emotional illusion of development during the sojourn of life and at the same time portrays the response to the “slings and arrows” of living a turbulent existence.
Movement I ~ Isolation.
A portrayal of the loneliness of the individual and a representation of the requirement that the development of a life mandate be the individuals responsibility with its accompanying feeling of separation and futility.
Movement II ~ Retort.
As the Sub-title of this movement indicates this movement is a response to the first movement. It portrays an almost otiose anger to the idea of floundering around in a desolate "Waste Land" similar to that of the arid but harsh environment portrayed in T. S. Eliot’s work of the same name.
Movement III ~ Reconciliation..
This is the most positive of all the three movements. It is here that the sojourn of life is resolved to “accept life as it is” and “the determination” is to “go on”. It is appropriate therefore that this movement ends with a short fugue, which the composer feels “is the highest from of acceptance and order in music".
It should be pointed out that this work suffers from a very poor computer rendition in the mp3 file. The complex ideas in this work require some serious listening on the part of the listener and this is not helped by the computer rendition. It should be added that although this is an early work of Mr. Lindner it includes all the craftsmanship and innovation of his later works and can be appreciated simply on a level of a three movement tone poem.
A downloaded pdf copy of the score is available from the ScottOpus website. Please follow the links below to start the download. Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
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"Isolation"
"Retort"
"Reconciliation"
A downloaded Mp3 copy of a computer realized performance of this work is available from the ScottOpus website. Please follow the links below to start the download. Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. It should be noted that the computer realizations of Mr. Lindner's works listed on this website were created during the 1990's and therefore do not enjoy the quality of contemporary technology. For this reason they should be considered as approximate indications of what the work sounds like rather than a full performance. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
Written, with permission of the composer, by Kerry R. Scott for ScottOpus Production