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Silly Black Dog Music
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General Information
| Work Title
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Vocalise
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Bitensky, Laurence Scott
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ILB 16
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1998
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| First Performance.
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2000-11-02 – Centre College: Denine LeBlanc (piano)
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| First Publication.
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1998 Silly Black Dog Music
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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8'
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Modern
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| Instrumentation
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Solo Piano, one hand
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Vocalise is a study in several respects. It is a compositional study on an extended melodic line, in which a large-scale form is created using purely melodic ideas without recourse to harmony. Two or more notes are never played simultaneously. It is also a rhythmic study in which the performer must decipher numerous rhythmic complexities to achieve the effect of a fluid and quasi-improvisational melodic sweep. Finally, in the tradition of one-handed piano pieces, it is a study that tests the pianist’s endurance and ability to command the entire piano with one hand.
