Robert Lemay

Play Off
oboe and PianoDuration 3’00
In the world of sports, a play-off could be translated as an extra game or period to decide a winner in a tie or a playoff at the end of the season.  In this short play, we try to find a winner between the two instruments, but to no avail.
This piece was made possible with the financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Play Off
oboe and PianoDuration 3’00
In the world of sports, a play-off could be translated as an extra game or period to decide a winner in a tie or a playoff at the end of the season.  In this short play, we try to find a winner between the two instruments, but to no avail.
This piece was made possible with the financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Play Off
Flute and PianoDuration 3’50
A point of balance is a meeting point where two opposing elements come together to find harmony or co-existence. In this score, I wanted to avoid the singing and melodious side of the flute. Here, the two instruments are treated in a percussive and rhythmic way. This is their point of balance
This piece was made possible with the financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Play Off
Flute and PianoDuration 3’50
A point of balance is a meeting point where two opposing elements come together to find harmony or co-existence. In this score, I wanted to avoid the singing and melodious side of the flute. Here, the two instruments are treated in a percussive and rhythmic way. This is their point of balance
This piece was made possible with the financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Pommes
Percussions
Durée 17'
8 short pieces for solo percussion instruments

Pommes (Apples in English)  is a series of 8 short pieces for solo percussion instruments. Four are for snare drum, one for temple-blocks, one for bass drum, one for three toms and finally one for tam-tam. The title refers to the POM (the same sound as the word apple in French) percussion sound, but also to the apple (the fruit). Each piece has a title that includes the word apple.
These 8 pieces can be played individually or as a whole. If you choose to play several pieces or all 8 pieces, my suggestion is to follow an alternation between the snare drum pieces and those for the other instruments.
This project has been made possible with financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts and Laurentian University (Research Office).
Pommes 8 short pieces for solo percussion instruments
Coeur de pomme (apple core), for snare drum
Chanter la pomme (to flirt), for snare drum
Pomme de discorde (bone of contention), for snare drum
Guillaume Tell, theatrical piece for snare drum
Tomber dans les pommes (to pass out), for temple-blocks
La grosse pomme (The Big Apple), for bass drum
Haut comme trois pommes (as tall as three apples / three apples high), for 3 toms
Pomme d’Adam (Adam’s apple), for tam-tam

Find recordings of Pommes by Ryan Scott on listening platforms

The first 25 print customers will be offered a download card of Ryan Scott's Apple Album.


Audio CHANTER LA POMME

Audio COEUR DE POMME


Printed version, click here

Pommes
Percussions
Durée 17'
8 short pieces for solo percussion instruments

Pommes (Apples in English)  is a series of 8 short pieces for solo percussion instruments. Four are for snare drum, one for temple-blocks, one for bass drum, one for three toms and finally one for tam-tam. The title refers to the POM (the same sound as the word apple in French) percussion sound, but also to the apple (the fruit). Each piece has a title that includes the word apple.
These 8 pieces can be played individually or as a whole. If you choose to play several pieces or all 8 pieces, my suggestion is to follow an alternation between the snare drum pieces and those for the other instruments.
This project has been made possible with financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts and Laurentian University (Research Office).
Pommes 8 short pieces for solo percussion instruments
Coeur de pomme (apple core), for snare drum
Chanter la pomme (to flirt), for snare drum
Pomme de discorde (bone of contention), for snare drum
Guillaume Tell, theatrical piece for snare drum
Tomber dans les pommes (to pass out), for temple-blocks
La grosse pomme (The Big Apple), for bass drum
Haut comme trois pommes (as tall as three apples / three apples high), for 3 toms

Pomme d’Adam (Adam’s apple), for tam-tam

Find recordings of Pommes by Ryan Scott on listening platforms


The first 25 print customers will be offered a download card of Ryan Scott's Apple Album.

AUDIO CHANTER LA POMME

AUDIO COEUR DE POMME

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Pourtant il y a la nuit
Violin, CelloDuration 9’30
And yet there is the nightThe dayA possible overtureAgainst all reasonA day that is still to comeNo matter whichInvisibleLostAnything
I imagine this desperate plagiarism of the seaIt is perhaps a doorAnything can happen(Translation by Pauline Farrugia)

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Pourtant il y a la nuit
Violin, CelloDuration 9’30
And yet there is the nightThe dayA possible overtureAgainst all reasonA day that is still to comeNo matter whichInvisibleLostAnything
I imagine this desperate plagiarism of the seaIt is perhaps a doorAnything can happen(Translation by Pauline Farrugia)

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Quelques tranches de temps (Version B)
Flute, Alto Saxophone and ClarinetDuration 13’
The piece is inspired by a 360° photo that I saw in 2000. At that time, the photographer had to put cameras around the subject and take many pictures at the same time: but it was never exactly together. Each of the photos represented a "slice of time", hence the title "Few time slices". And together, these photos give the impression of something suspended in time. The stage layout of the musicians at the beginning is a metaphor for these photos. After, I explored the time of a more linear or rhythmic material.

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Quelques tranches de temps (Version B)
Flute, Alto Saxophone and ClarinetDuration 13’
The piece is inspired by a 360° photo that I saw in 2000. At that time, the photographer had to put cameras around the subject and take many pictures at the same time: but it was never exactly together. Each of the photos represented a "slice of time", hence the title "Few time slices". And together, these photos give the impression of something suspended in time. The stage layout of the musicians at the beginning is a metaphor for these photos. After, I explored the time of a more linear or rhythmic material.

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Redshift/Blueshift
Saxophone Baryton et Violoncelle AmplifiéDurée 14’15
Redshift (décalage vers le rouge) et blueshift (décalage vers le bleu) décrivent comment la lumière change lorsque les objets dans l'espace (comme les étoiles ou les galaxies) se rapprochent ou s'éloignent de nous. Les deux instruments doivent être amplifiés pour pouvoir bien entendre tous les effets bruitistes délicats.La pièce fut créée au Heliconian Hall à Toronto, Ontario, en Septembre 2014 par le duo CelloPhone.
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Redshift/Blueshift
Saxophone Baryton et Violoncelle AmplifiéDurée 14’15
Redshift (décalage vers le rouge) et blueshift (décalage vers le bleu) décrivent comment la lumière change lorsque les objets dans l'espace (comme les étoiles ou les galaxies) se rapprochent ou s'éloignent de nous. Les deux instruments doivent être amplifiés pour pouvoir bien entendre tous les effets bruitistes délicats.La pièce fut créée au Heliconian Hall à Toronto, Ontario, en Septembre 2014 par le duo CelloPhone.
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