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\"cropped-header-1.jpg\"<\/a>About Plastic Flowers<\/a>, a chamber opera:<\/p>\n

“Cut to the Chase”<\/h1>\n

A guide for the listener in a rush:<\/h1>\n

A. <\/strong>If you have one hour<\/strong> of time to spare, I would be honored to have your ears for the full length of this work. By listening to the entire piece one may apprehend the use of motifs and the overall plan. Structures will make more sense as they develop over time.<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> If you have 30 minutes<\/strong>: please listen to scenes 1, 5, 6, 8 and 9.<\/p>\n

C. <\/strong>If you can only spare 15 minutes<\/strong> for this, please listen to scenes 1, 8 and 9.<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

Scene Guide:<\/h1>\n

1. Plastic Flowers. Penelope is alone at home, a personal crisis. p. 32
\n2. Memories of her Dad. (children songs – death theme) p. 40
\n3. First Boyfriend. (jazz waltz) p. 49
\n4. The second man (funk). p. 58
\n5. Her lesbian lover. The Song of Songs. (motet) p. 68
\n6. Meets husband. The wedding. (Zappa style – Chopin imitation waltz) p. 80
\n7. Feels abandoned. (RnB ballad) p. 92
\n8. Losing control at the shopping mall. (Broadway – big beat)\u00a0 p.101
\n9. Considers suicide. (post-romantic adagio) p. 117
\n10. Plastic Flowers. Recapitulation and conclusion. p.127<\/p>\n

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