PREFATORY NOTE 1. DANCISCA (for Antony} I. WALTZ (for Agnes) UL, BI-TANGO (fur Misha) IV. TWO-STEP (for Mr. B.) Vs MTV for Jerry) DANCE SUITE is the last work to be written, mostly in late 1989, by he composer. It was premicred 85 part of the 50th Anniversary Gala of American Ballet Theuter at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, on January 14, 1990. This light-hexrled divertissement was not danced, however, even though that was the original intention of the ballet company. A choreographer began work on it, but apparently it was fult (hat the movements were too short for danceable development. It was presenti] instead an stage, in front of the traveller curtain, as an independentinstrumental work. The performers were the Empire Brass Quintet, to whom the Suite is dedicated ‘with affection:” Rolf Smedvig and Jeffrey Curnow, trumpets; Eric Ruske, horn; Scott Hartman, trombonw; and Sam Pilafian, tuba. Tho first movement alone was doubled simultaneously with the Quintet members by the ballet orchestra in the pit, Each movement is dedicated to a choreographer-friend: Antony Tudor, Agnes DeMille, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, More than a piéce doccasion, ther: wre ulher layers of meaning in the work since each movement had its origin in other formats. These are mostly anniversary pieces composed for family and friends. The portmanteau word DANCISUA is the title for what. was originally a piano pice. Written for the composer's granddaughter, Francisca Anne Maria Thomas, “For my Rhymy Girl, with thanxgiving and love, Tata,” it was completed “21 ‘The ironic WAT-T2, which sometimes is in 3/4 time (alternating with common time) has wry uvertunes, Datel “22 Nov. '89," it was conceived as “The NEA Forever March,” after the: enmpuser refused the National Medal of Arts from President Bush. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to Artists Space, a nonprofit gallery in New York City, had lwen revoked because of ite AIDS exhibit, “Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing,” This was unaceeplable wMr. Bernstein, whose lyre forthe March Everyone got a medal but Bernstein, The President gave twelve medals, Not to Bernstein, Well, actually there showed up only ten to toast, “Cause one of the dozen couslln't make it, And the other was just a ghost. But ten unt of twelve is better than most, And the President waa a very lovely host So everyone had a grout lime but Bernstein The Lov bw prraised?‘The TWO-STEP was at first “A Spiky Song,” wntten for the composer's grandson, Evan Samuel Thomas: “Two weeks old, from his loving Granddaddy, 28 Oct. 89.” “Spike” was the name given to Evan prior to his birth by his father, David Thomas.) Its words include: Hooruy, nichan, Little Spike So glad, thank Gad, Didn't call you Mike(aelt, Stephen, Paul, Hip, hip, loud cheers, litle tyke. Welcome, warning: Livin’ ain't a bike ride, Hooray. ‘Thank heaven for Kvan. The bitonal BI-TANGO is based on a “Birthday Serenata” composed for a violinist friend, Pau! Woodiel, “17 Nov. '89° with words in Spanglish for “Sefiorilo Pablito.” MT Vis in parta tribute to the ubiquitous Music Television. The middle section was also a song, written for the mother of the Bernstein grandchildren, Jamie Bernatein Thomas: “7.11.86, for Jamie, to be continucd... Love. LB.” This one was inspired (if that is the appropriate word) when Mr. Bernstein watched an episode of “Miami Vice” on''V. ‘The composer's lyrics for it were loosely based on actual dialogue. ‘The words are found partly in the manuscript, and have been in part recalled by a family friend, the conductor Michael Barrett, as: He said: You wash my back and I'll wash yours. With the baby Lyin’ in a shoe-bag on the floor So she stabbed that rapist erime for erime. He was a amall-time stand-up comic anyway. Very small-time. Now ain't that nice? Minrni View: —note by Jack Gottlieb {2Capyright 1992 hy Tack Gotlib ‘Al nights reserved. Total timing: 5°30" Note: Movement I is available separately for rental only as FANFARE from Dance Suite, scored for Winds, Brass and Percussion. Duration: one minutec for he Empire Brass Quintet DANCE SUITE I. Dancisca Tor Auony Leonard Bernstein Vivo, celebrante {..= 72, . = 108] omen ( ‘Trumpet tin Bb} Fe f.non ezaio con gerd ‘Trumpet 2 in Be Horn in F F non legato Trombone : Finon legato Tube P tword) Finon legato Siren legate Finon legato 13 ey plilegato) vo ¢£ plllegat sight 1900 by Jal Publications, ne ication, Ine, Publisher ENE M0mp. crese, molto open, imp. molto amp, erece. molto ae mp eres, molto po f NR 40 af —— | palereo ‘ub legato p deefimare, fi mare END 340 ‘peers lta (p. eresa moltoII. 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