{"id":1062,"date":"2014-12-09T23:36:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T04:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2014-12-10T11:17:35","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T16:17:35","slug":"edgar-barroso-ataraxia-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/edgar-barroso-ataraxia-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Barroso &#8211; Ataraxia (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"watch-headline-title\" class=\"yt\"><strong><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title long-title\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"ATARAXIA by Edgar Barroso performed by Samuel Solomon\">Edgar Barroso &#8211; <em>Ataraxia<\/em>\u00a0(2012)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IupDywuLqKg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/><br \/><span>Ataraxia (\u1f08\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b1 &#8220;tranquility&#8221;) is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state, characterized by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation. In this piece, the aim is to convey a state of tranquility with a very smooth flow of energy coming from the percussionist. In the score, the performer is asked to think in terms of the practice of Tai-Chi, where acceleration is very controlled and energy is somewhat contempt. The electronics on the other hand, are representing the energy, that invisible vitality coming from very soft and controlled movements, this energy is invisible to our eyes but is all around us. The piece is a state of robust tranquility that derives from surrounding oneself with trustworthy and affectionate sound world &#8220;worthy of trust&#8221;, avoiding directionality and conflict. I am very luck to have Samuel Z. Solomon to premiere this piece, he really understood the piece right from the beginning and his incredible sensitivity and musicianship are truly remarkable.<\/span><br \/>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/edgarbarroso.net\" target=\"_blank\">Edgar Barroso<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edgar Barroso &#8211; Ataraxia\u00a0(2012)Ataraxia (\u1f08\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b1 &#8220;tranquility&#8221;) is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state, characterized by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation. In this piece, the aim is to convey a state of tranquility with a very smooth flow of energy coming from the percussionist. In the score, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[11,17],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qnlH-h8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":629,"url":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/sean-friar-burn\/","url_meta":{"origin":1062,"position":0},"title":"Sean Friar &#8211; Burn Off","author":"Samuel Z Solomon","date":"November 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Burn-Offa fanfare for percussion quartet with babiesby\u00a0Sean FriarCommissioned and Premiered by Line C3Pregones TheaterBronx, NYMarch 7, 2012\u00a0Program note:I\u2019ve spent the past six months living in a communal environment with many new families with young children. Being a 20-something year-old grad student who spent the majority of the previous year living\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recording - Line C3&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recording - Line C3","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/category\/line-c3\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":590,"url":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/marcos-balter-descarga-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":1062,"position":1},"title":"Marcos Balter &#8211; Descarga (2006)","author":"Samuel Z Solomon","date":"November 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Marcos Balter -\u00a0Descarga\u00a0(2006)A video about Descarga: My fascination with percussion is directly related to my Brazilian heritage. I remember being mesmerized as a young child watching the enormous percussion ensembles (sometimes over one hundred percussionists) that perform during the official carnival parade in my hometown, Rio de Janeiro. I will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recording - Solo&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recording - Solo","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/category\/solo\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1398,"url":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/hans-tutschku-winternacht\/","url_meta":{"origin":1062,"position":2},"title":"Hans Tutschku &#8211; Winternacht","author":"Samuel Z Solomon","date":"November 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Hans Tutschku\u00a0-\u00a0Winternacht\u00a0(2006)For piano, percussion,\u00a0and live electronicsLive performance, Harvard University, Paine Hall, December 11,\u00a02009with\u00a0Seda R\u00f6der, pianoWinternacht\u00a0makes reference to several poems by Georg Trakl.His poetry has been a source of inspiration for many chamber music and electroacoustic compositions in the past years. For this composition, I choose texts which refer to his\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recording - Other Chamber&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recording - Other Chamber","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/category\/other\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":614,"url":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/yesaroun-duo-single-releases\/","url_meta":{"origin":1062,"position":3},"title":"Yesaroun Duo &#8211; Single Releases","author":"Samuel Z Solomon","date":"November 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesaroun Duo - Single ReleasesFour world premiere recordings of pieces written for Yesaroun'.(click to skip down to recording)\u00a0Cody Wright - DayDream\u00a0Dennis Desantis - +8\u00a0Miriama Young - Snapdragon\u00a0Nico Muhly - Time After TimeLearn more about Cody at\u00a0codycomposer.comLearn more about Dennis at\u00a0dennisdesantis.comLearn more about Miri at\u00a0miriamayoung.comLearn more about Nico at\u00a0nicomuhly.comLearn more about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recording - Yesaroun' Duo&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recording - Yesaroun' Duo","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/category\/yesaroun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/szsolomon.com\/szswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/yessingles-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":592,"url":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/michael-early-raingutter-2007\/","url_meta":{"origin":1062,"position":4},"title":"Michael Early &#8211; raingutter (2007)","author":"Samuel Z Solomon","date":"November 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Michael Early -\u00a0raingutter\u00a0(2007) A video about raingutter: The initial image for this piece came from being stuck indoors while the rain was coming down in buckets outside, pounding along the aluminum gutters. It dissolves into a series of daydreams - always a good thing to have on a rainy day.\u00a0raingutter\u00a0was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recording - Solo&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recording - Solo","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/category\/solo\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":566,"url":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/joseph-pereira-colored-shadows-2002\/","url_meta":{"origin":1062,"position":5},"title":"Joseph Pereira &#8211; Colored Shadows (2002)","author":"Samuel Z Solomon","date":"November 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Joseph Pereira -\u00a0Colored Shadows\u00a0(2002)For timpani and electronicsLive performance, Juilliard School, April 2003In four movements. According to Rudolf Steiner, human beings deal with three stages of relationships to the outer world: light, heat and air-sound\/tone. From his lectures on \"The Light Course\" he writes:\u00a0\"We certainly can experience ourselves in the airy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recording - Solo&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recording - Solo","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/category\/solo\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1062"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1067,"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions\/1067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}