Shakespeare's Winks | music by Juan María Solare | performed by Cecilia Piehl (piccolo flute)
EP Shakespeare's Winks
EP Shakespeare's Winks (Cecilia Piehl, piccolo)
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Shakespeare's Winks | music by Juan María Solare | performed by Cecilia Piehl (piccolo flute)
 
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Janus Music & Sound, JMS-001

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1 - Puck's Pranks, 1:55
2 - Cesario's Trap, 2:20
3 - Mercutio's Puns, 3:00
4 - bonus track (surprise)

Total Time: 7:15 +
Shakespeare's Winks

for
piccolo
(or any other melodic instrument)

These pieces are related to different Shakespeare's characters:

- Puck is a great major character from Midsummer Night's Dream. There are allusions to Shakespeare's lines hidden in the score. As example: "Merry, shrewd and knavish" (the performance indication in Puck's Pranks) is how Shakespeare describes Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2 scene 1. ("I am that merry wanderer of the night."; "Or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite"). I can confess that since 1993 at the latest, and perhaps before, I want to compose something related to Puck.

- Cesario is actually Viola disguised as a man in Twelfth Night. The trap is that she cannot get out of that character that she invented and get trapped in the fiction (but there is a happy end). "I am not what I am." This quote is included in the score of Cesario's Trap.

- Mercutio is an important secondary character in Romeo and Juliet, he is a friend of Romeo who permanently makes puns, word plays. For instance "Dreamers often lie", in the double sense of "not saying the truth" and "being horizontally in bed".

The musical language is decididely tonal. This album, which can be filed under the genre
contemporary classical, offers an accessible avant-garde sound with a transparent "melocentric" approach.
Shakespeare's Winks
(Guiños de Shakespeare)

para
piccolo
(u otro instrumento melódico solo)

Estas piezas están relacionadas a diferentes personajes de William Shakespeare:

- Puck es un grandioso personaje clave de la comedia Sueño de una noche de verano. A veces se traduce su nombre como "Robín" (un duende bueno pero bastante pícaro). Hay alusiones a versos de Shakespeare ocultas en la partitura. Por ejemplo: "Merry, shrewd and knavish" ("Alegre, bribón y travieso", la indicación de carácter de Puck's Pranks) es tal como Shakespeare describe a Puck en Midsummer Night's Dream, acto 2 escena 1: "I am that merry wanderer of the night" (Soy ese alegre andarín de la noche); y "Or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite" (Tú eres ese espíritu bribón y travieso). Puedo confesar que, como muy tarde desde 1993, y acaso antes, quiero componer algo relacionado con Puck.

- Cesario es en realidad Viola disfrazada de hombre, en la comedia Twelfth Night (La duodécima noche, o Noche de reyes). La trampa es que no puede salir de ese personaje que ella misma se inventó, y se queda entrampada en esa ficción (pero hay final feliz). "I am not what I am" (No soy lo que soy), esta cita está incluida en la partitura de Cesario's Trap.

- Mercutio es un importante personaje secundario en la tragedia Romeo y Julieta. Es un amigo de Romeo que se la pasa haciendo constantemente juegos de palabras. Por ejemplo "Dreamers often lie", en el doble sentido de estar acostado y mentir. Y todo así.

El lenguaje musical es decididamente tonal. Este álbum, que puede clasificarse en el género clásico contemporáneo, ofrece un sonido moderno accesible mediante una aproximación transparente y "melocéntrica".
~ since 11th August 2016 on iTunes, amazon mp3 and similar online shops ~
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Shakespeare's Winks
(
Guiños de Shakespeare)
(Shakespeares Augenzwinkern)
- Music composed by Juan María Solare
- Piccolo flute: Cecilia Piehl
- Cover Image: Tamara Jelača

- Flute model: Powell Kingwood piccolo (with Weissman headjoint)
- Recorded at Kennesaw State University (Georgia, USA) on 4 May 2016
- Recorded by Joseph P. Greenway
"Shakespeare's Winks" are three pieces for piccolo (flute, recorder, or any other melodic instrument) composed by Juan María Solare (an Argentine pianist who lives in Germany) and performed by Cecilia Piehl (an Argentine flutist who lives in USA).

Recorded at the Kennesaw State University (Georgia, USA) on 4th May 2016.
Recording engineer: Joseph P. Greenway.
Main microphone: Neumann M149. Room microphones: three matched DPA 4006-TL (Decca Tree).

Cover image: Embroidery by the Serbian artist Tamara Jelača.

Release: 11 August 2016.

This is a download-only album. If you want a physical edition, you will have to contact the composer and negotiate.

Label Janus Music & Sound,
catalogue number: JMS-009.

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Tamara Jelača (Belgrade, Serbia, 1973), textile artist
"Shakespeare's Winks" (Guiños de Shakespeare) son tres piezas para piccolo (flauta, flauta dulce, o cualquier otro instrumento melódico) compuestas por Juan María Solare (un pianista argentino que vive en Alemania) y ejecutadas por Cecilia Piehl (flautista argentina que vive en EE.UU.).

Grabado en la Kennesaw State University (Georgia, EE.UU.) el 4 de mayo de 2016.
Ingeniero de grabación: Joseph P. Greenway.
Micrófono principal: Neumann M149. Micrófonos a distancia: tres DPA 4006-TL (Decca Tree).

Imagen de portada: bordado de la artista serbia Tamara Jelača.

Lanzamiento: 11 de agosto de 2016.

Es un álbum sólo digital. Si quiere una edición física, tendrá que contactar al compositor y negociar.

Label Janus Music & Sound,
catalogue number: JMS-009.

Cecilia Piehl, piccolo - flauta / flute
Cecilia Piehl, piccolo / flauta
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Shakespeare's Winks: Tamara Jelaca's artwork, first sketch
First sketch of Tamara Jelaca's artwork
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Sheet music Noten partitura
Sheet music Noten partitura
Shakespeare's Winks * flute: Cecilia Piehl. Music: Juan María Solare. Cover Art: Tamara Jelaca