Interpretations On A Misunderstood Topic

Interpretations On A Misunderstood Topic is a multi-movement piece for trombone and piano. Combining twelve tone series and an mode, the piece demands a great performing level from the musicians to bring lyricisms and esthetic to the audience. But, why the title of Interpretations On A Misunderstood Topic? Twelve Tones Music is a challenging topic for music students, composers, or general audience. Learning how to compose, to perform or to listen to this style of music can be hard for anyone that is not familiarized with it (including Mr. Pagán). Thru this piece, Mr. Pagán as a composer explored many challenging ways to incorporate twelve tones rows to his works and styles. I. Topic: How to use the twelves- This first movement is an exploration about how to use a twelve tone series to compose a piece. The creativity was very simple and basic, just composing an introduction, a first melody, and contrasting melody with a kind of an homophonic textures. II. Topic: The row in Phrygian- "Practice and practice make you better." Sometimes, a learning strategy is just simplifying things. Instead to use a full twelve tone series, Mr. Pagán organized row series just using the seven notes of the Phrygian mode to practice and practice how to develop melodies similar but simples as those complex twelve tone rows. This movement allows the audience to have a breath from the complexity of the previous movement. III. Topic: The misunderstood twelve- "Practicing is the keys for success." After being practicing with the Phrygian seven notes row series, Mr. Pagán returned to compose this third movement using a full twelve tone series. In this movement, the series are combine with the Puerto Rican Classical form of the Danza. The title of the movement suggests that Mr. Pagán does not know if he composed a real Twelve Tones piece, but at lease the audience can dance a Puerto Rican Danza. In conclusion, Interpretations On A Misunderstood Topic demonstrates that its composer has an interpretation about what is a Twelve Tone Music but not necessarily has a complete comprehension about it. More than be a virtuoso piece for the trombone with the accompaniment of the piano, this piece is a reflection of a learning process that any human can experiment in any topic.