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Persichetti Vincent
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Parable for Alto Flute solo Op. 100
Parable for Alto Flute solo Op. 100
Vincent Persichetti: Parable I for Alto flute solo, Op. 100 was written in 1965, serving as the catalyst for the twenty-four subsequent parables which Persichetti composed over a period of 20 years.
The work was commissioned by Tal Streeter, a New York sculptor and teacher. Streeter’s interest in the "linear" quality of solo music mirrored his own work in sculpture, which Persichetti translated into the unaccompanied musical line. While often performed on the C flute today, the piece was specifically written to expand the alto flute repertoire.
Persichetti used a technique he called "autogenesis," where the entire piece grows from a small opening "germ" or motive. In Parable I, this motive is a twelve-tone row, though it is treated with a "spontaneous" and "introspective" character rather than rigid academic serialism.
The composer described his process as taking a "weak" or simple first subject and allowing it to "gain health and energy" until it naturally evolves into a second subject or a closing section that gathers fragments of the beginning.
During a decade when the American music scene was divided between strict serialists and traditionalists, Persichetti used works like Parable I to advocate for a "broad working vocabulary". He believed that 20th-century materials should be assimilated into a new "common practice".
Overall, 25 parables were composed over a period of 20 years.
In 1965, Persichetti was at a career peak, having recently been appointed Chairman of the Composition Department at the Juilliard School.
Persichetti Vincent
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) was an American composer. Born in Philadelphia, he early developed his musical talent by playing piano, organ, double bass and tuba at early age, complemented by composition studies. At the age of 16 he was appointed as organist and choir director at the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
In 1941 he was appointed the head of theory and composition departments at the Philadelphia Conservatory, right after receiving Doctor of Music diploma there. In 1947 he joined the faculty of Juilliard School of Music and became a chairman of composition department in 1963.
His compositional style has been described as eclectic. Among his most noteworthy compositions: 25 Parables and 15 Serenades for various instruments, over 100 works for orchestra, works for organ, and three collections of songs.