SKU: PR.115402050
ISBN 9781491102152. UPC: 680160594252. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Bb mixolydian.
RICHARD AND RENÉE (2009) is a two-part gift to the composer’s friends, conductor Richard Floyd and clarinetist Renée Kershaw. Movement I is “Renée’s Reply†to Erik Johnson’s marriage proposal when the two were visiting Pann in Positano, Italy. Movement II is “Floyd’s Fantastic Five-Alarm Foxy Frolic,†a joyous ragtime two-step featuring the inventive exuberance that has garnered great excitement for Pann’s music.
SKU: PR.11540205F
ISBN 9781598062977. UPC: 680160594276. 9x12 inches. Key: Bb mixolydian.
Carter Pann’s Richard and Renée was written as a gift for two musician friends of his, Renée Kershaw and Dick Floyd. The first movement, “Renée’s Reply,†is a musical portrait of the time the composer spent with his friend in Italy. According to Pann, “the music strives for a poignancy inspired by this new event in their relationship accompanied by a backdrop so beautiful it defies words. A writer/composer (anyone, for that matter) cannot live on the Amalfi Coast and remain unchanged, unmarked.†The second movement, “Floyd’s Fantastic Five-Alarm Foxy Frolic,†is in a playful ragtime style, with an ending that the composer describes as “over the top.†Duration: 13’.
