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Variations on "Time and Time Again" for flute and piano
Variations on "Time and Time Again" for flute and piano
Sebastian Currier: Variations on "Time and Time Again" for flute and piano was written in 2000. The work was commissioned by the National Flute Association (NFA) "in memory of Samuel Baron" (1923–1997), the legendary flutist and teacher", and premiered in Minneapolis on March 28, 2000, during the MTNA National Convention, by Lorna McGhee (flute) and Garry Clarke (piano).
"The title evokes multiple meanings. The literal passing of time is suggested at the work's very beginning, with delicate specks of sound and the clicking of keys on the flute proceeding only a little slower than a clock's ticking seconds. This fragmentary chronological landmark reappears throughout the work as a buffer between each variation, reminding us of time's inexorable presence.
...Stark silence follows a massive climax, heralding the long-awaited arrival of the theme. But this sultry melody is brief, seems far-off in the distance, and disappears quickly - almost an illusion. (Was it real? Did we imagine it?). Passing time returns, but now dissolves into an ascending stream of trills that evaporate into silence."
Michael Boriskin
The same year, 2000, Currier wrote a single-movement work "Time and Time Again" for violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. Both works share Currier's obsession with "temporal plasticity": manifesting music as a "Time Machine". Currier treats musical time not as a linear progression, but as a physical material that can be stretched, compressed, or frozen. In the Variations, he creates the illusion that the music is moving at multiple speeds simultaneously.
His works often deal with the way human memory perceives time. According to Michael Boriskin’s program notes, Currier uses "fragmentation" to break a musical idea into tiny shards. These shards are then "re-assembled" across the variations, but at different "temporal densities." This forces the listener to constantly re-evaluate their relationship to the original theme, which, in this piece, doesn't even fully appear until the final bars.
Paul Lustig Dunkel (flute), Michael Boriskin (piano), recorded on March 19, 2024, released in 2007, KOCH International Classics / eOne
Variations on "Time and Time Again"
Currier Sebastian
Sebastian Currier (1959) is a leading American composer, recognized for his "post-modernist" style that intricately blends structural complexity with visceral, emotive power.
Born in Huntington, New York, Currier was raised in a highly musical and intellectual environment. His father was a professional musician and educator, which fostered an early fascination with both the technical and expressive possibilities of sound.
He began his formal training on the violin, an instrument that heavily influenced his later obsession with linear lyricism and high-wire virtuosity.
Currier earned his Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) and Master of Music from The Juilliard School, studying under Milton Babbitt. While Babbitt was a titan of strict serialism, Currier moved toward a more eclectic, communicative language that integrated modernist rigor with tonal accessibility.
He has held prestigious teaching positions at Columbia University and was a long-time member of the faculty at Juilliard.
Currier is famous for his "Post-Minimalist" approach, where he uses "fragmentation" to break musical ideas into tiny, kaleidoscopic shards. He received the 2007 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his work Static.