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"Everyone is born a composer, and through their education, they are taught not to be one. Somehow, I was uneducatable." In this non-narrated piece, composer Stuart Saunders Smith explains his work as music of the body. Chrissie Martin, a student of performance, realizes this work in...animal gesture? Born in Portland, ME, Smith now lives in Baltimore. --- This piece was a final project for the course, "Music, Language, and Voice," at New College of Florida.
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Piece Description
"Everyone is born a composer, and through their education, they are taught not to be one. Somehow, I was uneducatable." In this non-narrated piece, composer Stuart Saunders Smith explains his work as music of the body. Chrissie Martin, a student of performance, realizes this work in...animal gesture? Born in Portland, ME, Smith now lives in Baltimore. --- This piece was a final project for the course, "Music, Language, and Voice," at New College of Florida.
Timing and Cues
Host Intro: "Stuart Saunders Smith is a composer of 'new music,' a style of music which questions the assumptions of what people consider 'music.' In November of 2007, Smith visited New College of Florida and collaborated with students rehearsing 'Transitions and Leaps,' a work by Smith."
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breath | Stuart Saunders Smith | Breath. | Sonic Art Editions (BMI) | 2001 | 00:30 |
| Family Portraits: Cubba | Stuart Saunders Smith | Breath. | Sonic Art Editions (BMI) | 2001 | 01:45 |
| Blue Too | Stuart Saunders Smith | Breath. | Sonic Art Editions (BMI) | 2001 | 01:01 |
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