TROY1229 WWW.ALBANYRECORDS.COM ALBANY RECORDS U.S. 915 BROADWAY, ALBANY, NY 12207 TEL: 518.436.8814 FAX: 518.436.0643 ALBANY RECORDS U.K. BOX 137, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA8 0XD TEL: 01539 824008 © 2010 ALBANY RECORDS MADE IN THE USA WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS IN ALL RECORDINGS ISSUED UNDER THIS LABEL. DDD music for vibraphone, marimba & piano Armand qualliotine music for vibraphone, marimba & piano Armand qu alliotine 1 Condemned to the Valley of Stones (2003) [5:52] Sarah Bob, piano Eight Sound Plates (2000) 2 I [1:27] 3 II [:56] 4 III [1:26] 5 IV [1:17] 6 V [1:37] 7 VI [2:29] 8 VII [3:17] 9 VIII [1:12] James Russell Smith, vibraphone 10 D Flat Hypnosis (2003) [8:56] John McDonald, piano Green Fairy Visions (2006) 11 Vision I [3:30] 12 Vision II [1:18] 13 Vision III [4:40] Aaron Trant, vibraphone 14 The piano kissed by tender hands (2003) [8:40] Shoko Yamamiya, piano CapricE and Variations (2007-08) 15 CapricE [2:07] 16 Variations [3:43] Hsin-yi Chen, marimba 17 Quasi Gellemi (2006-07) [12:55] Aaron Trant, vibraphone John McDonald, piano Four Lullabies (2003-08) 18 Lullaby for Lillie [2:54] 19 Lullaby for Amile [3:07] 20 Lullaby for Henry [2:15] Pei-chun Lin, piano 21 Lullaby on the G String [2:13] Pei-chun Lin, piano & Armand Qualliotine, piano Total Time = 75:51
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TROY1229www.albanyrecords.comalbany records u.s. 915 broadway, albany, ny 12207tel: 518.436.8814 fax: 518.436.0643 albany records u.k. box 137, kendal, cumbria la8 0xdtel: 01539 824008© 2010 albany records made in the usa
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music for vibraphone, marimba & piano
Armand qualliotine
music for vibraphone, marimba & piano
Armand qualliotine
1 condemned to the Valley of stones(2003)[5:52] SarahBob,piano
eight sound plates(2000) 2 i[1:27] 3 ii[:56] 4 iii[1:26] 5 iV[1:17] 6 V[1:37] 7 Vi[2:29] 8 Vii[3:17] 9 Viii[1:12] JamesRussellSmith, vibraphone
10 d Flat hypnosis(2003)[8:56] JohnMcDonald,piano
green Fairy Visions(2006)11 Vision i [3:30]12 Vision ii[1:18]13 Vision iii[4:40] AaronTrant,vibraphone14 The piano kissed by tender hands(2003)[8:40] ShokoYamamiya,piano
caprice and Variations(2007-08)15 caprice[2:07]16 Variations[3:43] Hsin-yiChen,marimba
17 Quasi gellemi (2006-07)[12:55] AaronTrant,vibraphone JohnMcDonald,piano
Four lullabies(2003-08)18 lullaby for lillie[2:54]19 lullaby for amile[3:07]20 lullaby for henry[2:15] Pei-chunLin,piano21 lullaby on the g string[2:13] Pei-chunLin,piano& ArmandQualliotine,piano
TotalTime=75:51
The composerArmandQualliotinewasborninBrooklynNewYorkin1954.Attheageofseven
hestartedhisinstructionsinJazzGuitarandElectricBassaswellMusicTheory.
In1967hejoinedtheMusicians’Union802inNewYorkandbeganhisstudiesof
ClassicalGuitarandMusicTheorywiththechairoftheguitardepartmentatHofstra
University.Afterearningdegreesincompositionandtheory(BM,MA,MFAandPh.D.)
fromtheHartCollegeofMusic,theStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook
andBrandeisUniversity,hispost-doctoralactivitiesincludedstudyingwithPierre
BoulezandMiltonBabbitt.Hehastaughtguitar,theory,historyandcomposition
atSUNYStonyBrook,NortheasternUniversity,BrandeisUniversity,TheCollegeof
theHolyCross,WellesleyCollegeandtheBerkleeCollegeofMusicwhereheisnow
aProfessorofComposition.Awardsinhisfieldhaveincludedresidenciesatthe
MacDowellColony,TheComposersConferenceandtheTanglewoodMusicCenter
wherehewastheLeonardBernsteinfellowincompositionandalsoreceivedthe
C.D.JacksonAwardforoutstandingachievementasacomposer,firstprizeinthe
Boston’sISCMcompositioncompetition,commissionsfromtheHarvard’sFromm
MusicFoundation,TheStonyBrookContemporaryChamberPlayers,thePaulJacobs
CommissionfororchestralcompositionfromtheTanglewoodFestivalOrchestra,
anda1988GuggenheimFellowship.HismusichasbeenplayedintheAmericas,
EuropeandHongKong.In2007hewascomposer-in-residenceatConcordAcademy.
Iwasstimulatedbyitslimitedchromaticrange,itscolorandtheidiosyncraticways
theinstrumentcanbeplayed.Thesevariousrestrictionscanbringthecreativemind
intoacloserandmoredeliberatefocus.InthispiecetherepeatedD-flatpitchwas
thecatalystforthework.
WhileinPragueforarecordingsessionduringaparticularlycoldweekinthewinter
of2006,Iwarmedmyselfwithlargequantitiesofthefortifiedliquor,theirnational
brandySlivovitz,aswellasAbsinthe.SoonafterreturningtoBoston,Icomposedgreen Fairy Visions(2006)forvibraphonewhereinIwasabletocapturethefeelings,
sensations,andmemoriesoftherecentabsintheinspireddays:longdurationsof
intenseconcentration,inebriation,andalteredconsciousstate.Morethan100years
ago,poets,artists,andmusicians,incertaincitiesinEurope,includingPrague,were
visitedbythenumbing,euphoriceffectsbroughtuponbythisfavoritelibation.Some
stillbelievethatthehallucinagenicallylaceddrinkisadecadentindulgence,recalling
thepaganworshipoftheprogenyofBacchus.Sobeit.
ThetitlegiventoThe piano kissed by tender hands(2003)comesfromapoemby
PaulVerlaine.IcomposeditintributetomyclosefriendShokoYamamiyabecauseof
herperceptivenatureandherabilitytounderstandandinterpretmymusicmoredeeply
andaccuratelythanmanyothermusicians.ThepiecewascomposedquicklyinMarch.
Thismusicexplores,inpart,theextremeupperregisteroftheinstrumentandthesoftest
ofdynamics;regionsonlypossiblyrealizedbythemostsensitiveofpianists.
The music condemned to the Valley of stones(2003)wasinspiredbywhatIfeelisthepivotal
momentinthefilmKama SutrabyMiraNairwhereinthecourtsculptor,JaiKumar,
iscaughtmakinglovetoPrinceRajSingh’sfavoritecourtesan,Maya.Forthisoutra-
geousindiscretion,heissentencedtodeath.Butbeforetheedictiscarriedout
(byanelephantrearingup,stompingdown,andcrushingJaiKumar’sskull),the
sculpturespendshislastdayschainedtothecliffofabarrencanyonwherehe
repeatedlycarveshislover’slikenessintothesun-bakedrock.
green Fairy Visionsandeight sound plates(2000)arebothmulti-movementworks
forvibraphone.Creatingavarietyofsonictextureswithinthefour-octaverangeofthe
instrumentwasthetaskIsetformyself.Thesimilaritybetweenthesetwodifferent
piecesbasicallyisduetothepreoccupationwithrotatednotescollectionsand
continuallychangingrhythmicpatterns,aswellasthewaytheinstrumentisstruck
bythemalletsindeliberatelyobsessiveoutbursts,extremelydramaticgesturesand
themostsensitivetouchingofthemallets
d Flat hypnosis(2003)isathrough-composedfantasy/etude.Iusedtheregisterof
the“classical”fortepianothatClementi,Haydn,Mozart,andtheyoungBeethoven
hadused(fiveoctaves).Websofchromaticallysaturatedharmonyandstreaksof
counterpointallrevolvearoundthepitchD-Flat(d-flat1).ParaphrasingStravinsky,
condemned to the Valley of stones, eight sound plates and The piano kissed by tender handswererecordedattheSonicTemple,Roslindale,Massachusetts;d Flat hypnosis, green Fairy Visions, caprice and Variations, Quasi gellemiandFour lullabieswererecordedatDistlerHall,TuftsUniversity.
RecordingEngineers,JoelGordon&KyleWesloh
EditiedbyJoelGordon,KyleWesloh,DavidCorcoran&ArmandQualliotine.
CoverpaintingBrainBeach(acrylicsandmixedmedia)1994byA.Q.
MusicpublishedbySnowQuailMusicCo.
Coverpainting:brain beachPortraitofArmandQualliotinebyDorothyImagire
caprice and Variations for Marimba(2007-’08)capriceisaquicklittlepieceof42bars(21x2)emphasizingthepitchesCandE.TheVariationsisaclearlystructuredcompositionandhasarelativelysimplepitchorganization.Theintroductionisfivebarslongfollowedbytendivisionswhichhaveeightbarseach,andendingwithafourbarcoda.Inall,the89barsareproportionsfittingintotheFibonacciadditiveseries(asisthecaprice).Eachdivisionendswitha“cadential”trichord(G-B-E)—whiletheremainingninepitches,whichcreatethetotalchromaticaggregate,arecontinuallypermutatedwiththematicelementsflowingfromonetimedividedvariationtothenext.
“AlmostTwins”—Quasi gellemi(2006-’07)isaself-referentialsoundcomposition.Itis,forinstance,similartoakindofinterpersonalrelationshipbetweentwopeoplewithlikeminds,buthere,itisaunitybetweenthevibraphone’sandthepiano’stonecolorsandsonicfrequencies(overtones),whicharesocloselyrelatedbetweenthesetwoinstruments,producingsoundswhicharenotquitethesame,butneverthelessarefilialinatightbondbecauseofthewaytheinstrumentsareconstructed.Therefore,becauseofthesesimilarity,newkindsofsonicmanifestations,co-depen-denciesofasort,occurredtome.InthispieceIwasabletoexplorefreshabstractsoundformationssuchascloseintervalcollections(clusters)aswellasdifferentapproachestoothercompositionalparametersthatIhadneverperusedbefore.
Four lullabies(2003-’08)forpianowerewrittenforfamilyandfriendswhohadrecentlyaddedayoungmembertotheirhousehold.
—ArmandQualliotineSummer2008
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