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No Place To Go But Around

Theme & Variations

for Piano Solo

(1974)

by

Frederic RZEWSKI

Typeset from the original manuscriptby Pierre Gouin

2006

(Rev. 2011, in collaboration with Marc-Andr Hamelin)


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In the summer of 1973, Julian Beck and Judith Malina of the Living Theater asked

me to collaborate with them on the preparation of a sound-score for their new play,

The Tower of Money, a grand theatrical presentation of the Anarchist view of

society and its transformation by spontaneous and non-violent means. This

collaboration finally never took place, but out of its beginnings came musical

material based on the plays rhythmic structure. In these variations the music

closely follows the theatrical model, in which the various classes of capitalist

society are introduced one by one : lumpen, industrial workers, petty bourgeoisie,

clerical-military, and big bourgeoisie. For each there is a characteristic theme, and

all of these are combined in a concluding contrapuntal structure. In the middle there

is a long improvisation, corresponding to the middle of the play in which situations

of social conflict are enacted. Elements of well-known militant songs, such asBandiera Rossa, are introduced. I understand the whole thing as a kind of living

dialogue of spontaneity and organization.

Frederic Rzewski


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Frederic RZEWSKI (1938)

Theme & Variationsfor Piano Solo

(1974)

Dedicated to Judith Malina & Julian Beck

INTRODUCTION

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IMPROVISATION

About as long as all of the written music up to this point.

1. At first, simply continue playing, without a break, in the general character of Var. 3, with new and free material.

2. Gradually introduce the following mode (sequence: fourth + 3 whole steps) :

3. Improvise on the Italian song Bandiera rossa (change key on each phrase):

4. Prepare the return of the theme.


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