{"id":810,"date":"2013-05-02T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=810"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:09:29","slug":"waiting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=810","title":{"rendered":"Karim Al-Zand: Music: The Waiting Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Waiting Game<\/h2>\n

a choreographic scene for dance<\/h5>\n

T<\/span>he work is divided into four linked sections, each with its own characteristic dance music: the first is rather slow and brooding, with periodic interruptions; the second, after a tentative beginning, is somewhat playful and humorous; the third section is a delicate and wistful dance; and the finale is rhythmic and boisterous. \"image\"The Waiting Game<\/i> also features a distinctive non-Western instrument: a kalimba (pictured at left), played by the percussionist. The kalimba originates in Africa and is constructed of metal tines affixed to a resonating chamber (traditionally a hollowed-out gourd). The tines are plucked with the thumbs (the instrument is often called a \u2018thumb piano\u2019) to produce its characteristic soft \u2018pinging\u2019 sound, which can be heard prominently in the third dance of The Waiting Game<\/i>. The title of the work relates to a choreographed dance scenario which develops in tandem with the piece: a man and woman flirt as they wait at a bus stop.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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DATE
\n2005<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

DURATION
\n10 minutes<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

INSTRUMENTATION
\nflute (piccolo), clarinet (B-flat, A, bass clarinet), violin, cello, harp, percussion<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

COMMISSION
\nMusiqa<\/a> and Dominic Walsh Dance Theater<\/a><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

PREMI\u00c8RE
\nApril 30, 2005, Zilkha Hall, Houston TX
\nLeone Buyse, flute | Michael Webster, clarinet | Maureen Nelson, violin | Norman Fischer, cello | Paula Page, harp | Andrea Moore, percussion | Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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AUDIO
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SCORE
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