Composed for Deborah Andrus DE PROFUNDIS FOR Bb CLARINET, RECORDED SOUNDS AND PROJECTED TEXT (DVD) PATRICK LONG (2006)

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1 Composed for Deborah Andrus DE PROFUNDIS FOR Bb CLARINET, RECORDED SOUNDS AND PROECTED TEXT (DVD) by PATRICK LONG (2006) PROGRAM NOTES: De Profundis is my third in a cycle of pieces that I think of as "songs ithout singing". Texts and music have been put together to poerful effect since music began. Songs have all the abstract elements of music-- melody, harmony, rhythm and so forth, plus the more literal text dimension. With technology, I'm exploring ays in hich the dimension of text can be brought into an instrumental piece. Texts are displayed on the screen, and in many cases, the clarinet plays a melody that is a setting of that text. This is quite faithful and literal at first-- perhaps the melody could be sung-- but as the piece progress the connection beteen the clarinet melodies and the ords becomes more abstract. Text: Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. (F DRONE) If thou ilt mark iniquities, O Lord, Lord, ho shall stand it For ith thee there is mercy; and for the sake of thy la, I have aited for thee, O Lord. My soul has relied on his ord; my soul has hoped in the Lord. From the morning atch until the night, let Israel hope in the Lord; because ith the Lord there is mercy, and ith him plentiful redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it as in the beginning, no, and forever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

2 Boom Drones 4 4 Solemn, yearning, desolate q». p Composed for Deborah Andrus DE PROFUNDIS FOR Bb CLARINET, RECORDED SOUNDS AND PROECTED TEXT (DVD).. # PATRICK LONG (2006) # 7 [0:6] # # # # 12 # # # # # # b # [1:0] b. 17 # b # n # #. [1:4] b.. Out of the depths I have cried to 22 #. # # # # [2:02] you O Lord Lord hear my voice Let thine ears be at- ten-tive to the 27 [2:1] # # voice of my sup-li -ca - tion If thou ilt mark in - i - qui - b nb b # ties O Lord ho ill PERFORMANCE NOTES: While it is important that the phrases basically line up ith the drones, it is not vital that the rhythms line up precisely ith the repeating bass drum notes. Strive to create a sense of almost improvisatory freedom. Shape the phrases dynamically as desired. I haven't ritten many dynamics, because the overall feeling should be one of quiet contemplation. In the passage from measure 44-6, mirror the taped part, and allo the dynamic level to become louder. The "lyrics" ritten in are for reference. These ords appear on the screen, and the melody is a setting-- this is like a song ithout singing.

3 1 [2:6] #. stand a-gainst it b #. n # n #. # n. # [:4] #. # #.. # For ith Thee there is mer-cy and for the sake of Thy la I have ait - ed for Thee [:20] 9 [:4]. O Lord # # # # 44 F b. #. b #. [4:10] My soul has re - lied on His ord my soul has hoped in the Lord 48, # #.... # 1 # # # # 6:8. n

4 # #. # # n # 11:8 10 [:04] 7 # # #. b. #. # n 8 [:4] # n. # b b. #. p. 61 [:1] #. #. b 6 [6:14] p # From the morn - ing atch un - til the night let Is-ra - #... el hope in the Lord. because ith the Lord there is mercy, and ith him plentiful redemption. 68 #. # # [6:4]....

5 72 b. #. # And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. #. # [6:6] b Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;. n. [7:17]. as it as in the beginning, no, and forever, 79 [7:6] # #.. # # 6. # and unto the ages of ages. Amen.. #. #.. [7:] # [8:1]

6 Thank you for donloading this composition. If you ever perform this piece is public, please send a program to the address belo. Patrick Long (b.1968) is a summa cum laude graduate of Syracuse University. He received both his Masters and Doctoral degrees in composition from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Ne York. An active percussionist as ell as a composer, he specializes in the creation and performance of orks that combine real-time electronic processes ith live performers. He has perfomed solo recitals of this music at numerous venues throughout the United States. He has studied composition ith Andre Waggoner, Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Christopher Rouse, oseph Schantner and David Liptak, percussion ith Michael Bull and ohn Beck, and computer music ith Allan Schindler. He has completed commissions for diverse artists and ensembles, including marimba soloist Andre Harnsberger, Ned Corman of the Commission Proect, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Percussion Ensemble, the Timaeus Chamber Ensemble, saxophonist Gail Levinsky, the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dance Department, the Eastman School of Music, pianist ennifer Blyth, the Corigliano String Quartet, the Lina Bahn / Collin Oldham Duo, the Susquehanna University Orchestra and the Air de Cour Ensemble. His orks have been featured at festivals and concert series around the U.S., including the Memphis State Ne Music Festival, the Ne Paltz Music in the Mountains Festival, the Ann Arbor Brave Ne Works Festival, the Kilbourn Concert Series, the Rochester Image, Movement, Sound Festival, the Washington D.C. Contemporary Music Forum, and the national conferences of the Society of Composers, Inc., the Society of Electro-Acoustic Musicians in the United States (SEAMUS), the Percussive Arts Society and the North American Saxophone Association. Recordings of his orks are featured on numerous CDs, as ell as through his ebsite. Many of his scores are also available for free donload via the internet. Also an active practioner of pop music, he performs regularly ith the central Pennsylvania-based rock band - Faculty Lounge. He is currrently an associate professor of music composition, theory and technology at Susquehanna University. He resides in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania ith his ife ulie, daughter Renée, and son Brendan. Patrick Long, DMA Associate Professor of Composition, Theory and Music Technology Susquehanna University 14 University Avenue Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (70) longp@susqu.edu