"Goblin Market" [Joseph Klein]

"Goblin Market" [Joseph Klein]

First line of lyrics: Laughed every goblin when they spied her peeping

Klein, Joseph; music (American, born 1962)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Klein, Joseph; abridged and adapted text (American, born 1962)

1992 July - 1993 June [composition]

genre: instrumental|theatre music

solo: voice|spoken narration

instrumentation: trombone (alto)|trombone (tenor)|piano (prepared)|intermedia environment

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Goblin Market"

Notes about the text: Klein’s program notes indicate that “The work itself is not intended as a programmatic representation of the poem, but is rather a structural and psychological study of the actions and characters portrayed therein; as such, it exists as a parallel or alternate realization of the original, almost as a shadow or specter.” Klein’s interpretation probes the psychology of the poem, and while it makes minimal use of text from Rossetti's poem, Klein's composition is closely modeled on the poem formally and structurally as well as psychologically.

Composition history: Supported by a Composer Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Performance instructions: Klein’s Goblin Market for solo trombonist and environment is to be performed by “trombonist with prepared piano and intermedia environment.” The intermedia environment includes amplification, live FX processing, computer music, lighting, and staging. Front matter in the musical score also includes a diagram indicating the placement of various elements on the stage.

Performance history: William Bootz, trombonist; Douglas Reed, prepared piano: 5 December 2009; Harold Golen Gallery (Miami, FL) — Video recording of complete work presented at Twelve Nights Electronic Music and Arts Festival; 8 February 2005; University of Evansville (Evansville, IN); 1 December 1998; University of Evansville (Evansville, IN). William Bootz, trombonist; Joseph Klein, prepared piano: 11 June 1995; University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK) — Living Arts of Tulsa New Genre Festival; William Bootz, trombonist; Douglas Reed, prepared piano
• 2 June 1995; University of Nevada, Las Vegas — International Trombone Workshop; 16 February 1995; Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA); 15 February 1995; Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX); 14 February 1995; University of North Texas (Denton, TX); 13 February 1995; University of North Texas (Denton, TX); 12 February 1995; University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK); 27 April 1994; Indiana University (Bloomington, IN) [Movements I, II, & V]; 30 March 1994; Morehead State University (Morehead, KY). Andrew Glendening, trombonist; Jay Flippin, prepared piano: 17 March 1994; Morehead State University (Morehead, KY) — MSU New Music Festival. William Bootz, trombonist; Douglas Reed, prepared piano: 22 February 1994; University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) [premiere]. (Klein, "Goblin Market")

Recordings: Klein, Joseph. "Joseph Klein: Goblin Market (1993)." Performance by trombonist William Bootz, pianist Douglas Reed, editor Joseph Klein, recorded at the University of Egansville, 5 Jan. 2009. YouTube, uploaded 20 June 2015, https://youtu.be/xGiWEUdkA14.
Klein, Joseph. "Goblin Market." Performance by trombonist William Bootz, pianist Douglas Reed. Improbable Encounters, Innova 873, 2014, Disc 2. Innova, https://www.innova.mu/albums/joseph-klein/improbable-encounters

Dedication: "for William Bootz"

Notes: The score included front matter: "About the Work"; "General"; "Equipment"; "Symbols"; "Setup Diagram"

Format 1: musical score

48 pages; performance time 23 minutes

Other data reference(s): Klein, Joseph. "Goblin Market." Joseph Klein, Division of Composition Studies, College of Music, University of North Texas, https://josephklein.music.unt.edu/compositions/goblin_market. Accessed 15 Dec 2017.
Klein, Joseph. "Re: Goblin Market." Received by Mary Arseneau. 1-3 Feb 2017.

Cataloguer: Mary Arseneau, University of Ottawa

Musical score: Klein, Joseph. "Goblin Market." Joseph Klein, Division of Composition Studies, College of Music, University of North Texas, https://josephklein.music.unt.edu/compositions/goblin_market. Accessed 15 Dec 2017.

Record: CRM-goblinmarket-Klein

File(s): CRM-goblinmarket-Klein.pdf; CRM-goblinmarket-Klein-piv.jpg; CRM-goblinmarket-Klein-pv.jpg; CRM-goblinmarket-Klein-p7.jpg

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