EGO
EGO (2008) for Bass Trombone, Piano, an Dance for Jeremiah William Stones was written on the basis of a poem "EGO" by Da Jeong Choi. The form of the music, which is in three sections, follows the structure of the poem. Whereas the second section contains Jazz elements, the first section and the third section are constructed out of pointilistic figures and pitch materials derived from the names Arnold Schoenberg (A-D-S-C-B-Bb-E-G) and Alban Berg (A-Bb-A-Bb-E-G ); these motives also appear in Alban Berg ‘s Kammerkonzert (1923-5).
duration about 7 min.
Bass Trombone, Piano and Dance
EGO (2008)
EGO
Da Jeong Choi
Do our minds create pain?
It could be true...
Catching everything that we pursue, our life is more painful
since we have no ability to take care of all.
Do our minds create happiness?
It could be false...
Giving other people things that they need, our life is happier.
Do our egos breed perfection?
It could be true...
loving procreates ability to embrace falsehood and imperfection.
A man with imperfection can be more attractive than a man who is filled with ego since human beings are not made for completing, but loving and understanding in confidence.
-Da Jeong Choi- 2008
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Photography Patrick Heathcock
Presented at
Premiered by Jeremiah William Stones (Bass Trombone), Natasha Sukhina (Piano) and Anna Olvera (Choreography and Dance)
April 26, 2010 8:00 p.m.
Spectrum Concert, Recital Hall, UNT, Denton, TX, USA
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