Comets & Shadows

by

MASTER CLASS

Ennio A. Paola

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Forward

The prospect of creating original music for Angelikas Promise coupled magnificent opportunity with unique challenge. Opportunity -- by way of uniting Art, Drama, Music, on stage to reenact the tragic, yet compelling story of early 20th Century Visual Artist Angelika Hoerle (1899-1923). Challenge -- in the knowledge that as Comet of Cologne Dada, there is no Dada Music per se; though several, mainly French Composers, Satie, Milhaud, Poulenc, Antheil, Honneger have stood out and been claimed via their association with members of Dadas Literary and Artistic Movement. Arguably, however, it is Angelikas family friend -noted Czech Pianist and Composer Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) who emerges as being the most Dada of all Composers. In contrast to the extraordinary experimental musical developments of Angelika Hoerles times, Comets & Shadows evolves from a single leitmotif (Angelikas Theme) to create a series of complimentary musical cell patterns; out of which additional Musical Cues are composed. Earlier, more accessible trends are recalled here --- giving way to less adventurous /more traditional techniques which general audiences have come to accept in association with musical underscoring as it relates to the Comprehensive Arts.

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Still Life: Angelika's Theme (m. 1 - m. 4)

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extended cue: Of Caves, Maidens, Death & Stupid Ones Groups (m. 1 - m. 4)

cue: Shimmy Jazz'n' (m. 1 - m. 4))

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III. Extended Cue : Of Caves, Maidens, Death & Stupid Ones
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IV. cue : ShimmyJazznwall|paperTango
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Comets & Shadows: ... Still Life was inspired by Angelika Hoerle!s two Stilleben (Still Life) works. Stilleben, Catalogue 5 in Stupid 1, c. 1920

Stilleben, Catalogue 6 in Stupid 1, c. 1920

Given it!s broader sense,Comets & Shadows underscores all works of Still Life origin. Bursting, comet-like onto the scene, ... only to linger longer ... in some suspended state.

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Title: Comets & Shadows: Still Life Influences ~ Art: A. Hoerle, Stilleben, Catalogue 5 in Stupid 1, c. 1920; Stilleben,

Catalogue 6 in Stupid 1, c. 1920

Influences ~ Music: Satie, Ravel, Schubert, Hermann Context: Underscore to Monologue Play Angelikas Promise: Opening | Closing Film Credits Moods: Dark, Dramatic, Suspense Timbre: Piano Tempo: Still Life [Moderate] Meter: Cut-Common Time; 4 measures of 1 time (m. 65 - m. 68) 2 Form: Introduction of Angelikas Theme (m. 1 - m. 10); A (m. 11 - m 34), ~ Bridge ~ (m. 35 - m. 37); B (m. 38 - m. 49); C (m. 50 - m. 76); ~ Bridge ~ (m. 77 - m 84), D [alla Coda] (m. 85 - m 103). Dynamics:

Text Painting: From the outset, ostinato half note value establishes a metronomelike pulse representing the Passage of Time.

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Title: Comets & Shadows Cue: Angelikas Slow Waltz|fancy Influences: Hermann Context: Angelikas Theme Variation Moods: Waltz|fancy Timbre: Piano Tempo: Valtzer Lento ~ alla Fantasia Meter: 4 measures of 3 time followed by 3 strains of 3 8 8 Form: N/A Dynamics: 3 8 6 8

Additional Notes: Play on semi-tone movement between major & minor foreshadows the struggle between ... (happy | sad) ... (joy | tragedy) ... Original semi-tone movement of Angelikas Theme in Stilleben F | F# | F preceeds strong Aug5 leap to C# ... reappears to start Angelikas Slow Waltz|fancy in Retrograde ... F# | F | F | F# before moving a P5 to C#; then is immediately restated as F | F# | before falling a major 3rd to D.

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Title: Comets & Shadows Extended Cue: Of Caves, Maidens, Death & Stupid Ones Influences ~ Art: A. Hoerle, Ohne Titel (Untitled) Catalogue 10, c. 1920 Stupid Group: A. Hoerle, H. Hoerle, A. Raderscheidt, M. Hegemann Influences ~ Music: Satie, Schubert, Hermann Context: Angelikas Theme | Schuberts Death & The Maiden

Schuberts Ostinato Rhythm Pattern of:

which, as it progresses, is simplified to an eerie patter of ghost footsteps

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Note: Original Death and the Maiden is a lied German song cyclecomposed by Schubert in 1817 for solo voice with piano accompaniment. The song is a setting of a text of the same title by German poet Matthias Claudius.
Moods: Dark, Gloomy, Somber, Grim, Tragic Timbre: Piano Tempo: Death|speak March Meter: Cut-Common Time Form: Repeated Strains of A, B, C, D, C, D, fragments of D, A, Coda Dynamics:

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Title: Comets & Shadows Cue: ShimmyJazznwall|paperTango Influences ~ Music: Erwin Schulhoff, Composer; Suite for Chamber Orchestra (1921): Six Dance Movements that reflect popular culture: I. Ragtime II. Valse Boston III. Tango IV. Shimmy V. Step VI. Jazz Context: Schulhoff, pianist | composer friend of Fick family & musical evenings Moods: Dances (Shimmy | Slow Tango) Timbre: Piano Tempi: Andante Con Certa Tracontanza | Largo | Larghetto Meter: 6 | Common Time 8 Form: Binary Form ... A [ShimmyJazz] (m. 1 - m 18) ~ Bridge ~ (m. 19 - m. 22) B [wall|paperTango] (m. 23 - m. 34, fade) Dynamics:

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Additional Notes: Angelikas Theme now realized via two diverse musical dances: THE SHIMMY & SLOW TANGO are featured in this transitional cue; where chromaticism + play between semi-tones builds upon an expanded tonality feel.

"Ennio captures the evanescent life of my great-aunt with echoes of her strength and her sorrow. It is a haunting piece that acts as Angelika's sound signature. We are lucky to have found a composer with the sensitivity to put notes to a life."
Angie Littlefield
Writer, Curator, Communications Specialist Curator: Angelika Hoerle: The Comet of Cologne Dada | Playwright: Angelikas Promise

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Comets & Shadows Postlude

Angelika's Promise New York Times:!Article ANGELIKA HOERLE - The Moment Blog - NYTimes.com Source: themoment.blogs.nyti... By 22, the Cologne, Germany-based avant-garde artist Angelika Hoerle had already worked her way through a gamut of styles, from political caricatures to Dadaist paintings to still-life linocuts, had her ... http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/angelika-hoerle/ One of 4 Podcasts that ran during the entire Exhibit is now on-line. Check out DADA and MUSIC Summer at the AGO: Dada Podcasts (Audio) Art Matters Source: artmatters.ca These three podcasts discuss themes surrounding the AGOs summer exhibitions Painting as a Weapon: Progressive Cologne 192033 and Angelika Hoerle: The Comet of Cologne Dada. http://artmatters.ca/wp/2009/07/summer-at-the-ago-dada-podcasts-audio/ To hear the fantastic tale of how all this came about ... Interview from 1988! From the AGO Vaults: Discovering the lost art of Angelika Hoerle (Video) | AGO Art Gallery of Ontario Source: www.ago.net It's not everyday that important works of art are discovered in a garden shed! Toronto curator Angelika Littleeld describes an amazing adventure - how she uncovered the lost art of her great aunt Angelika Hoerle and Hoerle's brother in Cologne Germany and how the collection made its way to the AGO... http://www.ago.net/Discovering-the-lost-art-of-Angelika-Hoerle-Video