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- SIX FILLES
E.G.B. -- page one and twoNicola -- page one and twoLittle One -- page one and twoJoanna -- page one and twoKatzenauge -- page one and twoC.A.G. -- page one and twoBack in the bad old days, Six Filles would probably have been translated as "Six Chicks". The first of these piano pieces written during my senior high school years, E.G.B., dates from November 1, 1965. The main motif consists of those three musical notes. Nicola (December 27, 1965 -- published in The Ubyssey, October 6, 1967) was the girlfriend of a piano-playing rival well known for his boogie-woogie, rock and other stylings. Little One was completed December 28, 1965, but had been in various stages of development for some time before that. A later version with lyrics by Howard Baker also exists. Someone once remarked on the main motif's similarity to "Tammy." Joanna, written in the key of D flat, has a nifty ending which resolves the piece into C major. It was completed July 1, 1966. Katzenauge (August 25, 1966) is based on the same chord progression as "Onward Christian Soldiers." C.A.G. (September 8-10, 1966) was more of a "commission" than the previous five, again based on three musical notes. After creating these six works, I had actually had the nerve to go around and get all of the respective dedicatees (some of whom had no knowledge of the pieces in advance) to sign the manuscripts! Those manuscripts are what are reproduced here.
SARCASM FOR PIANO -- page one and two
Sarcasm for Piano (sketches are dated December 20, 1965) was inspired by the Prokofieff composition of the same name where each hand plays in a different key. In my piece, the right hand is in F, the left hand is in G, but this is no big deal, since the left hand part is the same 3 notes over and over. The dissonant part before the final statement of the main theme contains a motif from a large-scale Heldenleben-like opus I was planning, representing the "critics" like in Richard Strauss's work.
Anita (October 20-November 11, 1967) was largely written at UBC's Fort Camp residence. Once again, the dedicatee was chosen for her musical-sounding name. (One of my co-workers says he really likes the "yellowing page effect".)
Nicola ©1966, Summer and Fall ©1967, Anita ©1967, Six Filles ©1967 by Michael Quigley
