Complicit Simplicity (2002)
9:00
bassoon and piano
Notes
Complicit Simplicity is a two-movement work for bassoon and piano. The title of this work is highly misleading, as the majority of this piece is not simple at all. Florid and complicated rhythms dominate both movements of the work. Textures are often dense, and while harmonious, tend to deceive both listener and performer alike. Interruptions are constant, and tend to suddenly alternate the music between driving rhythmic forces and free-flowing aria-like melodies. However, framing this complex world of rhythm and sound is a simple harmonic language, highlighted by the work?s opening and closing sections.
The title Complicit Simplicity was chosen both for its deceiving nature as well as the embedded alliteration found within the two words.
Premiered by bassoonist David Stefano and pianist A. Matthew Mazzoni
December, 2002
Auer Hall
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Audio
Complicity Simplicity Mvt. 1
Complicit Simplicity Mvt. 2
PDF Score excerpt