{"product_id":"staudlin-as-vogl-preamble-to-a-winter-journey","title":"Stäudlin as Vogl: Preamble to a Winter Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eComposer's Note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Philipp Stäudlin approached me with the idea of performing Schubert’s legendary song cycle \u003cem\u003eWinterreise\u003c\/em\u003e (Winter Journey) with the vocal part played by alto saxophone, I was intrigued. In summer 2007, Philipp and I tried out some of the songs; we were both enchanted by the results and the prospect of actually performing the cycle through the saxophone and without words became serious. I had also begun to respond to the endeavor in my own compositional way, devising (in spite of myself) small responses to elements that stood out to me in each song. I further realized that, much like Schubert’s trusted singer Johann Michael Vogl (1768-1840), Stäudlin had become a \u003cem\u003eWinterreise\u003c\/em\u003e muse, and I was in the process of conceiving my Schubertian responses with the saxophone in my ear. As a longtime vocal accompanist, I found myself in both familiar and magically different territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting piece is intended to be performed either on its own or as a prelude to a saxophone (or voice) performance of the Schubert cycle. Like its formidable model, \u003cem\u003eStäudlin As Vogl: Preamble To A Winter Journey\u003c\/em\u003e enters Wilhelm Müller’s bleak winter world of alienation and rejection, exploring its depths while taking cues from Schubert’s “garland of lugubrious songs” [Joseph Von Spaun] in which the main character descends ever deeper into depression and helplessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work is cast in two movements corresponding to the two halves of the Schubert cycle; within each movement, the music moves from response to response without pause, commenting by the end on all of Schubert’s settings (and re-titling them). I hope the work stands on its own and\/or suitably introduces future instrumental performances of the Schubert that take the lead from those I undertook with Philipp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned by the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association; Winning Work, Music Teachers National Association-Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year Award, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John D. McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Physical","offer_id":52121604423900,"sku":"ACA-MCDJ-042","price":34.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (PDF)","offer_id":52121604456668,"sku":"ACA-MCDJ-042e","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8198\/2428\/files\/PagesfromMcDonald_StaudlinasVogl-Score_Page_1.jpg?v=1785252915","url":"https:\/\/composers.com\/products\/staudlin-as-vogl-preamble-to-a-winter-journey","provider":"American Composers Alliance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}