Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music - Opus Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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PROGRAM NOTES =--OPUS II A. J. C. STAFF The Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music presents Opus 2, the second in a sequence of tone pictures depicting the impressions gained from another year spent on the campus, in the chissrooms, in work and in play with the fellow students and faculty members of A. J. C. This second work departs to an extent from the use of the true classical form of composition and although varied thematic material is introduced throughout, it is dealt with in such a manner as to give the entire composition a sense of balance, continuity and unity. Although Opus 2 is written in only one movement, it can be divided into several sections, each of a slightly different yet related character. The opening bars introduce a slow, laboriously intellectvial theme which forms the basis for the entire composition, the rest of which might be considered as variations on this principal theme. In the composer ' s own words, by this theme and its development it is my desire to portray a well-rounded picture of the life of the average Jordan student. This theme is introduced by the strings and in turn is dealt with in its simplest form by each section of the ensemble. Following this brief but direct and concise exposition, fragments of the original theme are woven and interwoven in a display of countermelodies, intricate rhythmic patterns, and dissonant harmonies until the listener is likely to feel that all the seriousness, all the smiplc, direct sincerity of the opening section has been lost in the deluge that follows. However, after having been exposed to Opus 2 in its entirety, he will realize that this light, seemingly trivial middle section has not distracted from the seriousness of the whole. Instead, the subtle humor, wit and straight-forwardness of this section will seem to have added reality to the under- lying seriousness of the composition in its entirety. The cl imax of this section is attained when the brasses at their bvcnsiat give out in a modern blues arrange- ment of Browsin ' in the Bkie Notes. Fiaving reached a climax through the ridiculous, the composer reverts to the seriousness of the opening measures and the composition ends in a unisonal restate- ment of the theme in its original form. ' • ' World premiere.

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Hilton U. Broivn, President Board of Trustees G. V. Carrier Business Manager Stanley N orris Registrar Walter D. Hickman Public Relations