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Artist:
Daniel G. Beckett, Jr.
Title: Simplicitude
Released: 2003
Publisher: Ideola New Media
Description: The first in a planned set
of
recordings dubbed the "Neologue Series", this recording was released on
a limited scale in 2003, featuring several of Dan's original
compositions for acoustic piano. It is currently being remastered, and
is scheduled for a broader release in 2008. |
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Performance
Credits |
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Production
Credits |
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Daniel
G. Beckett, Jr. |
Acoustic
piano |
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Produced
& engineered by Daniel G. Beckett, Jr. |
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The
Simplicitude Concept |
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Copyright
Notices |
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The
idea behind Simplicitude is not to impress with musical virtuosity.
Nonetheless, Simplicitude is an artistic ideal. As such, Simplicitudes
should pay tribute to composers of esteem. Just the same, the objective
of a Simplicitude is to be imminently accessible, to listener and
performer alike.
The listener should be able to recall a selection subconsciously, and
should be moved by the emotion of it. It should appeal to an
understanding of musical grammar and syntax, but not require such
learning to be enjoyed. It should linger without annoying; it should be
emotive but not sentimental; it should be familiar and yet fresh.
The performer should be challenged to express in new ways, whether in
meter, key, voicing, modulation, etc. It should require skill,
discipline, and mastery, but not to the extent that reproducing it
becomes unattainable. It should aspire without hubris; it should
inspire without daunting; it should emulate without imitating.
Simplicitude is a musical form that explores the natural tensions,
conflicts, and contrasts that form the basis of understanding for any
human experience. For example, joy without sorrow would be hollow; Love
without justice would be trite; Relationship without vulnerability
would be worthless. As human beings, we acclimate to our environment;
without contrast, our existence becomes mundane.
Someone once said, "The difference between joy and sorrow is a single
note". Indeed, the greatest pain frequently accompanies the things most
priceless in life. Hence, if a selection seems to pervade with a
certain mood, be it blissful or melancholy, perhaps it is only so in
context to the mood of the listener and performer. The mood of the
music resonates with the mood of the listener and performer at a moment
in time. And in that moment, the mood crystallizes in the mind into the
essence of conflict that adds richness to our lives. |
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All songs © Ideola
New Media / Daniel G. Beckett, Jr. |
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