Richard O.Burdick’s CD62:The Mindset

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CD62

CD62:
The Mindset,
for 3 clarinets, 3 horn and 3 cellos - complete

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Released: November 19, 2021

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From the Composer:

The writing of this work was funded by the Saskatchewan Arts Board through their Independent Artists program.

The Mindset
                     nonet
for trios of clarinets, horns & violoncello
(nine players)

Also known as Chamber Symphony No. 12

This composition is an epic work for nine players. It is 74 minutes long.

It was created in a way that one large four-movement work was written, but also nine small works we written as well (see CD54) A pattern of ensemble reoccurred in each of the four movements so, the work opens with a section for all nine players, followed by subgroup sections:

Subgroup of six: 2,2,2) - in I Ching No. 01-01
subgroup of seven for 3 cl., 1 hn & 3 celli (3,1,3) - in I Ching No. 02-44 subgroup of two (1,0,1) - (8:10 minutes) - in I Ching No. 10-06
subgroup of four (0,1,3) - (12:15 minutes) - in I Ching No. 18-33
subgroup of three (3,0,0) - (8:10 minutes) - in I Ching No. 26-12
subgroup of five (1,1,3) - (9:25 minutes) - in I Ching No. 41-25
subgroup of one 0,1,0) - (6:20 minutes) - in I Ching No. 49-13
subgroup of eight (3,2,3) - (11:00 minutes) -in I Ching No. 57-10

Movements:

1) Allegro moderato
           I. Introduction "Rain Forrest"
           II Hexagon (01-01)
           III. Slightly faster (02-44)
           IV. First crack into mind universes (10-06) (cl. & 'cello duet)
           V. Power to change h = 50 (18-33)
           VI. Yellow Calliope h. = 72 (26-12) (3 clarinets)
           VII. 41-25 q = 144 (cl., hn., 3 'celli)
           VIII. Earth Call h = 40 freely (49-13) (solo clarinet)
           IX. Omega & Alpha h = 92 (57-10)

2) Andante
           X. The Plains h = 57.6 (01-01)
           XI. "Hexagonal II" (01-01)
           XII. 02-44 h = 88
           Foray to 64-43
           XIII. When one thing changes, all change. h = 65.7 (10-06)
           XIV. But many don't want change . . . h = 65.7 (18-33)
           Foray to 62-34
           XV. 26-12 h = 80.1
           Foray to 58-11 (a genius key)
           XVI. 41-25 h = 93.6
           Foray to 59-26
           XVII. 49-13 slower h = 72
           Foray to 63-14
           Back to 49-13
           XVIII. 57-10 h = 108
           back to 57-10

3) Waltz
            XIX. 01-01 q = 116
           XX. 01-01 "Forrest connection"
           XXI. 02-44 q = 126
           Foray to 64-43
           XXII. Waltz q = 138 (solo clarinet)
           XXIII. 18-33
           Foray 62-34 q = 132
           XXIV. 26-12 q = 144 (3 clarinets)
           XXIV. 26-12 q = 144
           Foray to 58-11
           Back to 26-12
           XXV. 41-25
           Foray to 59-26
           Back to 41-25 Faster q = 152
           XXVI. 49-13 Faster q = 160
           Foray to 63-14
           Back to 49-13
           XXVII. 57-10
           Foray to 61-09
           Back to 57-10

4) Finale
            XXVIII. "The Sun" 01-01 q = 144
            XXIX. 01-01 somewhat legato h = 80
            XXX. 02-44 h = 88
            Foray to 64-43
            Back to 02-44
            XXXI. 10-06 h = 92
            Foray to 60-05 faster h = 100
            Back to 10-06
            XXXII. 18-33 h = 100
            Foray to 62-34
            Back to 18-33
            XXXIII. 26-12 h = 100
            Foray to 58-11
            XXXIV. 41-25 h = 92
            Foray to 59-26
            Back to 41-25
            XXXV. 49-13 slower q = 108 (clarinet solo)

Also find the music on CD54 - "The 270's"
music for clarinets, horns and violoncelli

A musical composition that is overwhelming transformation dissonance to uplifting consonance

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About the Recording:

Cover Photo : Little Grand Canyon in Yellowstone by R Burdick

About the Performer:

Richard Burdick as a musician:
French hornist: Richard O. Burdick is the first horn of Regina Symphony Orchestra and the Regina Symphony Chamber Players in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a prolific composer.

His move to Canada in 2003, with his wife Rebecca and his two boys, marked the start of the fourth major period in his musical Career.

In the 1980’s Richard was first Horn of Napa Symphony, a member of a San Francisco based theater orchestra and played lots of chamber music as manager of Trinity Chamber Concerts, a chamber music series in Berkeley California.

Starting in 1990 he played fourth Horn full-time for Sacramento Symphony, which went bankrupt in 1996. He then won auditions for Fresno Philharmonic, Napa & North State Symphonies and played in Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera.

He is a prolific composer and has many self produced CD’s of his own compositions, Bach, his classical natural horn playing and multi-track performances of many of his favorite pieces.

He performs on a variety of horns, a baroque natural horn (1720), a classical era natural horn (1800), a romantic era (1840's) natural horn, a single F horn from the 1880's, his main symphony horn is a Brendan Model Finke triple horn.

He has also done many music related jobs such as arranger for Sacramento Symphony, librarian and personal manager for Sacramento Philharmonic, and manager of Trinity Chamber Concerts (chamber music series) in Berkeley, California for 19 years starting in 1984.

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