{"product_id":"stevens-five-muses-tuba-solo","title":"Stevens - Five Muses - Tuba Solo","description":"\u003cp\u003ewith Piano: From the composer:\u003cbr\u003e\nThe nine classic Greek Muses were the goddesses of inspiration for literature, science and the arts. In current English language, a “muse” is usually a person who inspires an artist, writer or musician. As a verb, the term refers to being absorbed in thought in a meditative, and perhaps inconclusive, way. These thoughts or, in this case, the movements of this work, may be referred to as “musings”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the titles of the complete work and each movement, I chose the five Muses most closely associated with the performance of music and then ordered them in a way that seemed to create a composition with shape, direction and balance. Each Muse is represented in Greek mythology by a symbol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEuterpe (Song) Aulos (a flute-like musical instrument)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTerpsichore (Dance) Lyre (a harp-like string instrument)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMelpomene (Tragedy) The classic tragic mask\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThalia (Comedy) The classic comic mask\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eErato (Lyric Poetry) Cithara (a musical instrument in the lyre family)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe arrangement of the movements in this order results in a work that has the somewhat unusual tempo structure of “slow-fast-slow-fast-slow”. Given that these are musical “musings”, it seemed appropriate to end on a thoughtful note rather than having the more typical big finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe character of each movement is, of course, inspired by association with the Muse of the title. “Euterpe” emphasizes melody, while “Terpsichore” is driven by rhythm. “Melpomene” has a sad quality, with “Thalia” being something of a zany romp. “Erato” concludes the work with a lyricism and thoughtfulness, and perhaps most closely depicts the act of musing. The composition as a whole is meant to showcase the lyrical, sonorous and technical capabilities of the tuba, with the piano sometimes being an equal chamber partner and sometimes in a more accompanying role.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potenza Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56403677053268,"sku":"PZA90145-E","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/4253\/5744\/files\/PZA90145Cover.png?v=1783629856","url":"https:\/\/brassmusiconline.com\/products\/stevens-five-muses-tuba-solo","provider":"Brass Music Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}