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<center><h3> Elvis' Journal</h3></center> | |||
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I spent a week in Miami at the end of March. It was the first time that I had been in that city for more than a day or two. It's quite the place. | I spent a week in Miami at the end of March. It was the first time that I had been in that city for more than a day or two. It's quite the place. | ||
Much of my time, through the summer and autumn of '07, was taken up writing and orchestrating NIGHTSPOT, collaboration with the choreographer, Twyla Tharp for the Miami City Ballet. | Much of my time, through the summer and autumn of '07, was taken up writing and orchestrating ''NIGHTSPOT'', collaboration with the choreographer, Twyla Tharp for the Miami City Ballet. | ||
Now that the piece was in rehearsal, I finally got to hear, what had previously been going around in my head, played by real musicians. | Now that the piece was in rehearsal, I finally got to hear, what had previously been going around in my head, played by real musicians. | ||
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I made an early decision to make passing reference to some of those existing songs; a handful of changes here, a melody completely re-harmonized there or a background motif, brought to fore and fastened to an entirely new rhythm and melody. | I made an early decision to make passing reference to some of those existing songs; a handful of changes here, a melody completely re-harmonized there or a background motif, brought to fore and fastened to an entirely new rhythm and melody. | ||
Words and ideas attached these fleeting musical fragments plotted a line through the score while I was writing it, though it isn't necessary for anyone in the audience to recognize or follow them in order to understand or enjoy NIGHTSPOT. | Words and ideas attached these fleeting musical fragments plotted a line through the score while I was writing it, though it isn't necessary for anyone in the audience to recognize or follow them in order to understand or enjoy ''NIGHTSPOT''. | ||
NIGHTSPOT portrays many forms of nightlife and a series of couples as they go through various temptations, flirtations, betrayals and transformations. There was plenty of opportunity for waltzes, a Spanish guitar ballad, some satirical striptease music, a little ragtime tune, a cockeyed tango or two and a show business hymn. | ''NIGHTSPOT'' portrays many forms of nightlife and a series of couples as they go through various temptations, flirtations, betrayals and transformations. There was plenty of opportunity for waltzes, a Spanish guitar ballad, some satirical striptease music, a little ragtime tune, a cockeyed tango or two and a show business hymn. | ||
On three occasions in the score, I used processed loops to augment the on-stage rhythm section. This was the first time I'd employed this sound since the album, "When I Was Cruel". | On three occasions in the score, I used processed loops to augment the on-stage rhythm section. This was the first time I'd employed this sound since the album, "''When I Was Cruel''". | ||
In fact the "dummy" name of one cue was actually "When I Was Cruel No.5", as it was a more expansive version of the ideas contained in the song of that name, "No.2". | In fact the "dummy" name of one cue was actually "When I Was Cruel No.5", as it was a more expansive version of the ideas contained in the song of that name, "No.2". | ||
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I suspect that a few of the company left the post-show gala to dance the night away in an actual nightspot but I shall not pretend that I was among their number. | I suspect that a few of the company left the post-show gala to dance the night away in an actual nightspot but I shall not pretend that I was among their number. | ||
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'''From Elvis' online Journal | |||
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Elvis writes about collaborating with Twyla Tharp on her ballet ''Nightspot''. | |||
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==External links== | |||
*[http://elviscostello.com/news/journal.php?uid=12 Elviscostello.com] | |||
*[http://www.twylatharp.org/content/nightspot Twylatharp.org] | |||
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