Magic with Everyday Objects

Missy Mazzoli

General Info

Year: 2007
Duration: c. 9:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $26.99

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
String Bass
Electric Guitar
Piano

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Magic With Everyday Objects is a piece on the verge of a nervous breakdown, in which the "everyday" building blocks of music are turned upside-down. Chords slide relentlessly out of tune, repetitive melodies become hopelessly entangled, and a schmaltzy piano melody perseveres through a frenzy of sound. This is a piece about finding beauty and rapture in the midst of chaos, and about acknowledging the chaos that lies just beneath the surface of beauty.

Magic with Everyday Objects is dedicated to NOW Ensemble, a group that can make magic out of anything. It was premiered during the 2007 Bang On A Can Marathon in New York City.

- Program Note by composer

For NOW Ensemble.

- Program Note from score

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: NOW Ensemble - 2011

Media

Audio: recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Oregon (Eugene) Wind Ensemble (David M. Jacobs, conductor) – 4 December 2019
NOW Ensemble – 4 November 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Magic with Everyday Objects (2007)
The Sound of the Light (2008)

Resources

Mazzoli, M. (2007). Magic with Everyday Objects [score]. G. Schirmer: New York.
Missy Mazzoli website Accessed 4 December 2019
Perusal score